What prevents this investor/builder from taking the funds out of escrow and using them for his other uses?

I anticipate this being a very popular place for the newer members.The second new section, Real Estate Marketing is intended for the real estate professionals on the site who want to talk about advertising online and off, marketing strategies, and so on.I think the addition of these new threads will benefit our users, and they have come from your recommendations.

As your payments would be much lower you could put the additional cash savings into your new project or into a reserve account for that property.

In addition, some of these clubs have discounts at local areas that every consumer enjoys.

It definitely will not crawl ever-deeper into a site unless it perceives it as a "good" site.I don't know if the cookies would prevent the crawling.

Also, foreclosures in the Seattle Area are difficult to come by for the following reasons:a) Seattle has a robust economyb) Highly knowledgeable homeowner basec) market flooded with savvy investorsNot to say that distressed properties cannot be located in this region, but you have to do your due diligence; require lots of research.Based on the info you provided, it sounds like you have the necessary funds to cover appraisal fees, order title reports, and cover additional loan fees, however, you just need to find a hard money lender that can fund your project.

No agent is named, just a phone number.edited to add, its had the co sign on it for over a month.

I'm not sure that I can handle an additional project right now.

Goals:*Purchase 2 or more additional rental properties.

You're a good addition to the group.