The duo presented themselves as experienced professionals, creating an illusion of expertise and credibility that masked their sinister intentions.Luring Investors into False Promises Dozier and Hagopian developed an intricate Ponzi scheme, exploiting the dreams and aspirations of their victims.

As for returning the deposit if there was clean up, hopefully you took photos of the condition of the home once it was vacant and have an itemized bill to present the former tenant. 

Also, how should I present the offer to the seller considering that this isn't all cash?

Sometimes big corporations have a tendency to keep certain projects on life support and not really moving forward.They don't want to scrap it but haven't been presented with a plan or motivation to improve and move it forward.

They flat out lied about several issues, so I could tell those presenters weren't credible.   

A large background in a subdivision located in a cul-de-sac.

& @Eric Gomez I can shine some light on the Catskills region, more specifically west of Woodstock in areas such Roxbury, Margaretville, Stamford, Jefferson etc (ie Delaware and Schoharie county. 

But in 2013 I was presented with an off market property in Phoenix.

Private money lending presents a great financing opportunity for real estate investors seeking funds for their projects.

We had a tenant one day come to our door, presented us with a bill for changing all the outlets to 3 prongs.