hello Robert, you can go to their website click on homeowners & communities tab.

Then click on "License Look Up" on the left side to get to https://www.idfpr.com/LicenseLookUp/LicenseLookup.asp Put REAL ESTATE BROKER in the profession selection... and their name.

Go ahead and do a google search, and speak to an FHA mortgage broker.

He's light-years ahead of us on education.But we are anxious to have him here with us!

Look below this Window, and you will see a list of names of people that have posted in this thread.Click on the name of the person that you want notified via an email, that you responded to them.If you are a Colleague with anyone that has NOT posted in the thread, and you want them to see your post, hold down the shift key, type the @ and the first 4 letters of their First or Last Name.Then look below this Window and click on that person's name.Raymond

Close Probate is a good operation.If you think you have good investment opportunities (over 12%) you are ahead.

It depends but you should talk with the settlement officer ahead of time.

Is there a time frame for which I could simply borrow those funds from the PM Lender 'ahead of time' so that they would be 'seasoned' in my account and I could just use them as a 'normal' down payment?

You are getting ahead of yourself worrying about transactional funding.

But don't get stuck in analysis paralysis you are just going to have to do it and learn in the trenches but if you have a great understanding of cash flow vs expenses then you are already ahead of the game.