But you were harmed and small claims court is inexpensive and a good education.

I don’t follow the logic…the harm from a bounce is more to me than them, right?

Same goes for getting drunk on wholesaling, not doing things properly has consequences, the difference is, not only does the wholesaler have a false sense of security, harm themselves at some point, they harm others as well. 

While most are halfazz answers, to those who know the local area, these newbie Realtors are really doing more harm I'd think and the "pros" see it as well.

LOLBiggests thing to come out of this though will be the negative publicity and internet stuff this is sure to harm future attendance at events. thats where you really hurt the promotor..  

I guess one of the biggest lessons that I have learned in the real estate field is the usefulness of leverage as a potentially helpful, but also potentially harmful tool.

However I do feel that being an agent makes me more susceptible to law suits due to certain agency laws and conflicts of interest.All in all I still support the idea that having my license does more good than harm.

Also you could try the emergency contact person in your application and see if they have a new address or if try to contact them at their workplace (you have that information from the application, right?

@John SampsonI'll give you couple tips, but they can do more harm than good when you do not have tax background.

I mean, they're kids and I get that.... but this is nothing short of willful and intentional harm and negligence on the part of the tenant/family.