@Priscilla Z.You did the right moves by having your Affidavit and Notice of Interest in Real Property recording on the deed and if there was a problem, the buyer's realtor would have told you, but you will have uneducated people say what you did was not up above board or broker a deal which is not true you had a security interested in the property, and you have a right to your fee to release your interest.

Location, location, location. 

Account Closed would send the actual personal information (privately), I'm sure there are some of us who could locate the sister, or at least her last known location and contact information.Further, if the fact pattern supports it -- after all, the claim is that one sister was attorney-in-fact for the other -- the missing sister may not even be an essential party to the litigation.

Call the county you're located in and have a chat with them about how you could use the property.

They are more likely to lend in the communities they are located in.Cheers!

Depending on the location, you might be able to make a good bit more. 

As long as you are fiscally secure enough to make that higher payment no matter what, when a 15 is paid off, a 30 still has like 70% left to go. 

And yes if you are able to secure the same rates with less or no points, that is obviously a better deal.

I am located in West Hartford CT and have experience investing throughout CT.

5) Is one month rent security deposit enough nowadays?