That's what deposits are for to begin with.

Demanding I sign a document saying the house is in better condition than it was when they moved in, etc. and I must do a walk through with him, and give him his 2K deposit back.

Most require a cash deposit and if you don't close for any reason the auctioneer is keeping it.

If we take the opportunity cost of money approach, if you have $40k in cash you could either put it on a deposit in a secure bank, earning around 5% per year in a very passive way.

I would also ask them for a double deposit as well or maybe a non refundable deposit :) 

They already collected security deposit.

Note however, as of October 1, 2023, Connecticut Landlords must return tenants' security deposits, with interest on the deposit, within 21 days and not 30 days.

They never told me about this fee and won't release my deposit until I sign the release form woth deducts the 400 from mt deposit.

Folks just have to realize NO money up front and especially.I wish BP would be able to tag the American Greed episode on REmington financial and tag Ingrid Robinsons website .. these were classic cases of fake lenders.. with Ingrid being the victim and taking down Remington who had been doing this for over 20 years.. those guys had some cajones they took Due Diligence and deposit money for all those years but never over 10k so anyone complaining it would not go anywhere.. it was said on the show that in all those years they closed no more than 3 or 5 loans.. both the principals got major prison time.the issue today is most of these folks are hiding on the internet or are off shore very tough to catch and your not getting any funding or money back thats a given.

Avail is more limited to the tenant experience side of things such as creating lease agreements and accepting rent payments and deposits.