REO broker/agent should strive for all cash and quick close with high non-refundable EM.Wholesalers trying to sell to a unknown end buyer with little EM down is asking for disaster for a seller.

Had to go through the legal response to protect myself from the unknowns. 

Replumb house in PEX with new waterheater 1500, new furnace and T-stat 1500, average roof and gutters W/O redeck 8k, inside paint 1500, average new porch 2500, blinds 500 (you can window peak need blinds), and the unknown bug damage and inside repairs.

In addition to known costs like insurance, taxes, utilities, etc. you have unknown costs that WILL happen.

Also I really enjoy working with SFH, and having been doing my own carpentry and other rehab work myself over the years, there are few unknowns to derail me.

I'm not sure what the term is for these sleeper advocates is for selling commercial interests in forums, but what happens is that someone asks about some company an then you'll see rather new posters jump in with great praise an promote it with personal endorsements, some get paid to do so.So, new posters are often suspect since they are unknown in the forums.I suppose I may be a little a little closed-minded in that respect but it comes from years on here with thousands of posts an the experiences with these promoters.You are correct, the question was who has experience with the company.

., you have a lot of unknowns. 

There is a easy way to calculate for the unknowns.

The long and the short of it is that the time frame, amount etc. are all too unknown for them to escrow funds.

I think the big unknowns here are the big unknowns.