You can certainly withdraw your offer - even if they signed it and you did not.It really isn't necessary to provide your potential mid-term tenant an explanation for your actions.  

Faking a foreclosure would require thousands of dollars in fees, months (if not years) of time, an incredible degree of knowledge of state and national foreclosure rules and procedures and balls the size of a house to expose one's self to the prosecution that would more than likely result from the fraudulent action.

The next buyer will review your corrective actions showing before and after fotos with bills signed by bother parties will appreciate your willingness to make the home safer, better and will opt to purchase.

Actionable Steps: Understand your finances and potential rental income.

So that I have no regrets about my actions later-so I am counting on people here who can help with that to come out of the woodwork and talk to me :) thanks!

I know that, overwhelmingly, it's what you fill your head with that counts, it's the day-to-day actions you take, it's the spouse you marry, it's the systematic choices you make, and perhaps most importantly, the personal hypocrisy you don't allow yourself to get away with.

Let him know you will be taking this action. 

Be clear about the evidence you have and the actions they need to take to rectify the situation.Offer a Solution:Sometimes, tenants may not realize the seriousness of the breach.

The beginning of 40-10-83 starts with "When the action is against..." 

Here are some actions to get you going:Investigate markets that could exist outside of New York.