Would Dodd Frank affect putting the title into escrow to assure the original mortgage is paid off?

I can assure you that.

As an added measure of protection/assurance for them, we add them to the building's insurance policy as an insured party after the bank.  

Rest assured, they are making a killing at the quoted prices, most residential customers don't question.As an investor I feel a fair price in Indiana, for a OK new furnace/AC combo is about 3k installed, give or take on a 1500 sq ft house. 

I do also close in the traditional double closing way but there is a special way you have to do it which I will not disclose as this gives us an advantage over other investors that can't come up with ways to close a deal and I assure you it is all legal as lawyers are involved in the transaction.

He has no assurance that you could/would actually close on the transaction.

At least you can be assured you're not buying at the top of the market!!

We were assured she would be out by the end of October.

Heres what the specs of the home say from the builder:Professionally engineered wood frame construction per planEngineered steel tie-down rods on all exterior and interior load bearing walls for hurricane wind resistanceQuality assurance orientation at framing and pre-closing stages.Is this something I should be concerned about?

Yes, this ultimately costs more, however you can be assured you did not cut any corners along the way.