You need to be "pre-qualified" financially before making offers, they simply determine what you can qualify for, it is not a loan commitment.

As he is in the middle of a 1031 and may have committed to a property you might have some leverage.

B items removed from the title commitment as possible and deletion of all Sch.

An investor would commit x amount of capital (for a specific deal or for the purpose of acquiring properties), and then I would take a portion of the equity for finding, rehabbing, and managing the properties.  

Im really passionate about real estate and would love to discuss it with you as I do with my other contacts.Im not an expert yet, but I am commited to become one eventually.

I just commit to agents that if they show me a property and I want to buy it, I'll submit the offer through them.When you get out of your exclusive arrangement, I'd be happy to help you....whether it's to submit an offer on the property in question, or to find another one(s).  

You've committed a significant amount of time preparing for your test.

They are legally commited to buying three years out at a negotiated price.  

Fraud, for example, or (I just glanced at the article) repeat bad housing code violations or criminal conduct could be reasons to disregard the entity, as the person is using it to commit a wrongful act ....

Fund can be put in escrow for various reasons - earnest money, repair funds, taxes and insurance (lenders typically do that).Earnest Money  is usually somewhere between $1000 and 1% of price, but it can be more if you want to indicate high commitment to the selling agent.