But seriously, he scammed you. 

I plan on making an offer soon, but don't want to get duped in some scam.

My husband is not interested in joining me in REI projects because he is absolutely interested in and devoted to his own career.

Basically everyone here is ready to help investors from getting scammed, so just ask any specific questions you have and we will chime in.  

We were supposed to close on a house just before Thanksgiving. Fast forward to today and we are terminating our loan and escrow. It was a Homepath properties (foreclosure) that we were going to get a rehab loan on.We ...

I haven't done any business because terms.. and it seems like scams..

New to the real estate market but willing to learn and devote majority of my time to make a brighter future for my family. 

Saying you are in the "help" business is starting out with a perception problem of being a scam man.

In fact I suggest that you would be paying ABOVE normal market value, supposedly justified by their very temporary and limited "guarantee".There are many BP threads, blogs, webinars and podcasts devoted to helping us find deals that DO have built-in equity (and cash flow).

I first heard about Bigger Pockets when I was reading about the unfortunate situation where a squatter scammed a San Francisco rental (Cory Tschogl in 2014) and while reading further as the story was breaking the news, I found a forum in Bigger Pockets where the forum community was helping her go through the process.