Should I now go talk to banks about a conventional loan for "livable" houses or a HML for "non-liveable" houses to get pre-qualified (from what I have been reading, banks will not lend on houses that are not in decent condition) or should I try to get a deal under contract and then seek financing? 

Or are the non escrow company fees separated for each company?

For example, in California it can take up to one year to evict a non-paying tenant.

A clean non ostentatious vehicle would also help.  

Hello,
Well to start Im totally new to the flipping game. Probably have answered my questions on other threads/forums a million times before but Im new and fresh to the site so want to start a new and fresh thread...

Functional vs. non-functional housing.

We definitely don't always agree, but we respect each other and approach those disagreements from a logical, non-emotional point of view.  

They don't fool around.Banks want the property sold and don't want to accomodate people who want to tie up a property and then do all the typical wholesaler stuff.Not only do banks want POF, but they'll want at least $1,000 EMD non-refundable.  

Do you know and have you written down your non-negotiable criteria.

What you can probably do is, instead of getting a non-recourse loan, get the mortgage with the LLC as primary and add a personal guarantee, so you are on the note as well.