Why does everyone want to be an escrow anyways?
Right? I was asked to escrow a few times, declined it because it takes too much communication, patience, and formality. Although I wouldn't mind doing it for some people. Just not newbs, because they tend to be flakes, which I've experienced many times.
Same as me. I don't mind escrowing occasional deals or money for sig campaigns but don't really have an interest in being a regular escrow currently as it is far too time consuming and looks to be a largely thankless task. I bet more often than not people will be too cheap to send a tip or even say thanks and the latter is what would bother me the most.
This isn't relevant. Escrow is done from trust, not how much you have in your wallet to cover as insurance. If you did your job correctly, then you shouldn't be liable.
Inexperienced escrows are also more likely to fuck up but if they do they will likely be liable for returning the funds. You may have 0.3 in your wallet but is that an amount you would be ok with losing if something goes wrong? These are all things you should be taking into consideration.
I agree, escrowing isn't as easy as it seems. You need to be professional and focussed, and know a lot of rules.