There are a lot of factors in play--mortgage balance, house value, extent of damage, insurance settlement, etc.

These investments benefit not only the taxpayers making the like-kind exchanges, but also GENERATE JOBS and taxable revenue for unrelated businesses upstream and downstream from the exchange transaction, such as real estate brokers, title and property insurers, escrow / settlement agents, lenders, appraisers, surveyors, attorneys, inspectors, contractors, building supply vendors and more...Eliminating or limiting like-kind exchanges in the best of times would have a negative economic impact, increasing the cost of capital, slowing the rate of investment, increasing asset holding periods, and reducing real estate transactional activity.

No, it is the amount the insurance company will pay out in a claim settlement.2.

Your mortgage lender can help you with this, and will likely ask for a copy of the settlement statement from the refi you just did to submit with form 26-1880 request for one-time restoration of entitlement.The max cash-out allowed under Fannie/Freddie is restricted to 75% loan to value on a 1-unit investment property.  2-4 unit homes have a max 70% LTV under Fannie/Freddie for investment cash-out refi's. 

I have always seen title insurance for the lender on the settlement statements and CDs.

Agree with everyone who is saying either get the seller to figure it out before settlement or hold money in escrow post-closing until it is resolved.

May the settlement be reached soon!

Would a mortgage lending service be more apt or capable to provide a family opportunity mortgage for this situation or am I in a pickle until the lien is lifted and the settlement is completely paid off?

Old Katy, Cimarron, West Memorial, Memorial Parkway, occasionally Nottingham and Williamsburg Settlement are great areas to look at to start.

If they require a deed with a seal from the recorder and you don't have that yet, I just send the settlement statement and ask the caseworker to stop all payments to other owner until I can send the deed.I am pretty relentless with the people at the HA - I email usually daily to every other day until they confirm the change has been made.