I suppose I'm guilty of assuming that if I put 20k into thr property, that it should be worth 20k+ additional.

Yet, a stance of guilty regardless is seemingly adopted relative to anyone with an informational product...

I begged him to take a consultation fee , he frowned when I sent him gift cards and told to STOP - Even now I feel guilty to waste his time . 4.

Many lenders are guilty as well, and led buyers to believe that just because they were getting a 3% rate that it was a good idea to pay 700k for a house that a year ago was worth 470kMany of them got fat over the last couple years and profited greatly. 

This forum has done so much for me and I felt a bit guilty this afternoon for not giving back. 

If they seek to retain your deposit you can ask for the deposit to be inter-pleaded.  

In their eyes you're guilty until proven innocent.5.

Since the OP's first awareness of the three judgments was on receipt of the title search I suspected they were either not named or he didn't know to look at the docket for the Defendants or the pleadings to ensure they were properly served. 

I'm definitely guilty of not posting enough, but I've worked here for over a year now and have seen how powerful it can be! 

If you tell them, "I'm not going to give you what you are entitled to, so you will just have to sue me to get it, or you can pay me some extra money" then you are guilty of extortion.