So sorry for all those that had to find out the hard way, but just know you have paid it forward educated us and saved us from a financial loss, wasted time and stress. 

Sounds like something else may be up, but either way I don't think you should have to take the loss here.

Leaning towards the incompetence end of things - I have been ok with taking a loss where it makes sense.

My presentations were geared towards new construction, but there are ways to improve existing homes as well.The main keys are to understand how energy (heat/cold) moves through houses and how to eliminate the weak links in heat loss/gain. 

@Caleb Heimsoth After it became clear that Clayton had no intention of performing on his buyback agreement, I sold it on the open market at a huge loss in order to prevent continuing lawsuits from Marion County for health and safety violations. 

See if they will help compensate you for your losses.   

"Do not allow your losses to reach X percent of your income". 

@Jake Brooks from our website, this is NOT a solicitation, only for information:A bad tenant can lead to thousands of dollars of losses via unpaid rents, legal fees and property damages.

Be nice to have a third person to go after for my bank client’s losses.

That can be a big win, but also a big loss.