Unless the 20% you sent in was Earnest Money deposit the seller or title company cannot hold that you just tell them to wire it back.most likely as Russell stated you put up a nominal amount of EM  typically 1 to 5k and that does need a mutual release.Seller does not have to sign the release to be able to sell to someone else .. 

Pros: You can still get your EM back.Advice: This is a pay me to take this junker off your hands scenario or walk away.Question:How many deals have you looked at to get to this point of writing an offer and getting under contract? 

My initial plan was to use the P.O.F. to get access to the property, use my own money as EM, and then bring the money together during the due diligence period.

The third-party helps out with keeping things a bit more civil and protects you from the seller just taking your EM. 5) You can add this into your contract about what happens.

Hello, I have been searching on this site and also everything else on the web plus books and Real Estate videos etc.

I've written mls2csv, a web app that takes in your MLS login and returns a CSV of all your listings: location, tax, HOA.

I've written mls2csv, a web app that takes in your MLS login and returns a CSV of all your listings: location, tax, HOA.

Hi every oneFor those whom buy from auctions , Can you please share your opinion about the best web site for online auction ?

On my day job, I work on- web programming, e.g. integration a payment system, CRM system- data analysis, data visualization, modelling, etcThis is not an ad.

Any luck finding the spreadsheet or the #BPInsights web page?