Last I read about this issue, its been challenged in courts and I'm guessing their home owners insurance doesn't want to be embroiled in this; this gets into privacy laws, and it will depend on state specific laws but also could fall into harassment or even voyeurism. 

I'm looking through the spreadsheet and I think it's worth mentioning that it's possible to spend a lot less for certain material items as well as labor in many cases depending on how frugal you want to beinterior door with hardware: $5-10 used, $30-50 newwindow: $10-50 used, $100-200 newlight fixtures: $1-10 used, 6 pack flushmount at lowes for $44fan fixture: $24-60 new water heater: $250 newtoilet: $50-90 newsink: $40-200 new faucet: $10-30 newtile: 0.49-2/sqft newappliance: $20-200 each appliance usedmy last rehab was:60 elec permit cost + 300 elec repair (tenant destroyed meter box causing house to be condemned)1600 material + 1500 labor flooring for 1400 sqft500 material + 600 labor spray paint whole house semigloss and patch some large holes$30 for 4 interior doors which I put in$10 mirror for bathroom$100 paint porch, stairs, and stair rail brown$50 fridge, $10 burner plates for stoveI also spent at least a few hundred with help on cleaning and taking out the trash and some other expenses here and there which altogether added up to about 5 thousand.I spent maybe 30 hours over there in total on the weekends.

In addition to being part of a few syndication deals in the Houston and dallas area, ill just speak anecdotally: Its very hit or miss and really depends who you get to review the case.

Of course this depends on the amount of the funds and the length of time they hold. 

Anywhere in Florida is pretty possible, depending on regulations which are loose in most areas, not all.

If your contract said you were using a specific lender and you switch then depending on how its worded your contingency might be nullified because you can't be denied by the lender stated on the contract.

If its from the PM, 10-15% typically but very location dependent too.

People do it both ways, it depends on your risk tolerance and how much equity you have to work with.

Aloha,While I am sure in many rural areas it would not be an issue, generally the USPS only delivers mail to addresses from the property tax records.To split utilities, it largely depends on how they are currently configured.

When you reach that point and don't know what else to do, TAS can be a great resource to help get the problem resolved.I haven't used TAS to address a misapplication of a payment, but depending on what error was made, I could certainly see that being a resource.