there are many ways to skin a cat.....one thing you could do is flip some residential properties until you have 160k.

Leave or get rid of the dog, eviction to follow.I hate dishonest deceptive tenants that lie..

If he is serious about pursuing this then he will hire an attorney and you can defend your position.If you were dishonest and knowingly hid a problem in order to take advantage of the buyer, then I recommend you do the right thing and help correct it before he comes after you and asks for more.

What you SHOULD have done, and it's a big dishonest, but so are banks, get your mail at the rental property.

If he was dishonest in telling me that he would be done every week for months, the chances are he'll be dishonest about getting my money back.I would love some recommendations on reliable contractors and property managers in Dayton.

Now I am not saying these companies are dishonest, but what you want to accomplish for retirement should not be done with a TK provider and any one of them that is reputable would tell you that up front. 

If youre remote chances are you could have a dishonest contractor that is pocketing materials.  

If they fill it out dishonestly, I know they were dishonest and I again have just cause to deny.

If he maintains that he paid, then we will need to ask for documentation (and I suppose it is possible the seller is being dishonest).   

Regardless of whether or not you get caught or the bank decides they care you’re going about things in what could be construed as a dishonest way.