Ignore the get just focus on the GIVE, everything else will take care of itself. 

.: Thanks  for the insight, they ended up adding an invoice to the escrow statement. 

We paid $232,447.36 out to 36+ different trades & vendors for this home.This $232K creates jobs and promotes growth because it is spent and recycled in the economy, creating a ripple effect.Congratulations to the Greatleaf Homes Team for another new construction home closing today!

A lot of them get multiple phone calls or letters in the mail but just keep in mind when you use a Big Bank (FDIC) you "Do not" pay points.

Sorry for the late reply; I'm not on BP too often. 

As a custom builder for decades, I dealt with this way more than once, especially with new subs that had not worked for me before.Back in the old days we used to just go with a verbal ok, but in the last 20 years or so, it is imperative to have a written CO (even an email sent from the jobsite) from the Sub and then I would add 20-25% and submit a CO of my own to the customer.

Utilizing the years of experience from the people on the forums will allow me to talk intelligently with a realtor, the property manager, the seller, and so forth.  

I'm also a huge fan of the UFC.

While rates were near all time lows, we bought a home that we could reside in and rent out the backyard detached living garage space.

The Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) is refundable during the Due Diligence (inspection) period, and goes hard at the expiration of the DD period.