I had L&I pay a visit on Tuesday afternoon and got a stop work order.  

This may simply be the current owner not wanting to buy a downspout because they're selling it, and it's at least an attempt to keep water away from the foundation, but that might also be telling you that water comes in on that corner.This is tricky to do, but if you can schedule an inspection or visit an open house right after it's rained a lot, you can sometimes see if the basement has a water problem.  

Once you're ready with funding lined up, you should be ready to pounce the moment a target property hits the market - and I mean you should plan on a visit within 24 hours. 

We'd be happy to visit with you. 

On his application, he stated he had 4 children who periodically visited him on week ends.

The only place in the actual text where I see the word “exclusive” is with regard to property viewings: “Buyer agrees to work exclusively with Broker and be accompanied by Broker on Buyer’s firsts visit to any property.”

I'm visiting DFW next month and will definitely take a look at the neighborhoods you mentioned.

@Kenny Dahill Can it be done without visiting to recording office or without using attorney for out of state property?

We have a pretty robust group of clients on the islands and I was lucky enough to spend a week visiting with clients in January.  

To check recording fees, simply visit the website maintained by the County Clerk (Registry of Deeds, Recorder of Deeds, Clerk of Court, etc) and locate the Recording Fees information.Most counties require additional ancillary documents/forms to be sent in with the Warranty Deed in order for a successful recordation.