If I had known up front how our exchanges would be billed I might have drafted the PA myself and done some of the title groundwork myself (he was just a middle man on that - he and title company found same info I found and had access to). 

He did not open an account with the Gas company, so we don't know how the account was open with his information.The rental property is manage through a property management company.

The ONLY warranties worth anything are the ones offered through your utility company.

I put in a claim under the regular policy insurance, and of course the insurance company sent an adjuster who undervalued the repair damage.

I travelled for work a lot and i was not able to deduct miles for taxes, BUT, i was able to get reimbursed for the miles by my company. 

Is this a tailored service or do all appraisal companies offer this?

We are a property management company in Austin, TX and many of our clients live remotely. 

For example, if the animal is a breed restricted by landlord's insurance company.

Can this escrow account be a bank account that I open and then I call the title company and tell them I will be funding the account for a potential downpayment, or do I have to have the title company open the account?

Multiple, billion dollar companies are investing substantial amounts of money into our area, such as Intel, Google, and Amazon.