It was probably due to factors that can only be ascertained in person, not by a remote investor.

In this situation I ask my assistants to be politely aggressive in trying to get a review from them, then we file the claim after the review is ascertained

I would suggest that you interview several Realtors and ask them the following questions, to ascertain if they are truly Investor Friendly, or if they are throwing you a sales pitch. 1.

I also know that any information (at least a large majority of it) found in any guru or non-guru product/service can be ascertained right here on BP from experienced members for FREE.

DEFAULT BY BUYER: In the event Buyer should fail to consummate the transaction contemplated herein for any reason, except default by Seller or the failure of Seller to satisfy any of the conditions to Buyer's obligations, as set forth herein, Seller shall be entitled to retain the earnest money deposit, such sum being agreed upon as liquidated damages for the failure of Buyer to perform the duties and obligations imposed upon it by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and because of the difficulty, inconvenience and uncertainty of ascertaining actual damages, and no other damages, rights or remedies shall in any case be collectible, enforceable or available to Seller other than as provided in this Section, and Seller agrees to accept and take said deposit as Seller's total damages and relief hereunder in such event.

When people are trying to ascertain who wrote them, what I do, am I legitimate, can I perform, etc an answering service or personal assistant hasn't always produced the results I desired.

@Russell Pitts As a former certified financial planner, it sounds like you're trying to ascertain your investor risk profile for real estate.  

Of course, this will not be the case as certainly SOMETHING will go wrong, there will be vacancies, etc.

heh, i'm always worried about this situations as i'm a pet admirer myself and do find them so invaluable to wellness especially for the elderly, the disabled, and a few other niches like seizure predictions, etc. ditto for horticulture/gardening but fortunately houseplants dont normally cause any damages or liabilities like a tenants' lethal dog bites suddenly becoming the liability of the landlord as certain court cases in america have actually found (the landlord to be the statutory owner responsible for the dog's damages). i couldn't decide whether to put a 2M or 250M price tag on a toddler's loss of life, my bad in the story line!

The court will look up the owner of the property before any sort of judgement to ascertain the owner of the property in the first place.