It's verdict is that the stimulus package passed by Washington is not going to do a thing to help the economy.

Title insurance companies provide escrow services in California, I believe, and my experience with them in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, makes me prefer them to attorneys for most closings.

And I would hardly judge a conservative book's success by the performance of a 1 hour signing in DC.

I've got skype........................saves a lot of money and you can conference call w/ a bunch of people.

My understanding is you cannot sell what you don't own.......I don't believe your going to be able to list a property for sale that you don't ownWhen I market for a lease/option I already own the property via Warranty Deed...............But I could be wrong, and Washington could be different

I have 2 separate contracts I use.1 standard purchase agreement stating all the typical mumbo jumbo and then the Subject to addendum describing all the terms of the Subject to purchase.I paid decent money to have my contracts tweeked and twisted to fit what I need, I know you should be able to buy decent sub2 contract on the web and have it modified to fit yourself or Washington state.

Helens WA, if anyone knows the area.

Well, Joe from WA is correct.

I am just about to buy a lot/home near the coast in WA for a retiree.

Have a 10+ year job w/ a pretty good salary, good credit, but am lacking capital (5k in cash and about 50k in a 401k).