You will need to deal with not only financial issues like inheritance taxes, IRS tax liens, etc but also potential legal issues such as interested parties not notified about the auction properly.

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Very neat idea… thanks for sharing!

Assuming its properly marketed, price is almost always the issue.

Thank you for sharing your experience and some ideas!

Is it a good idea to send them a no pressure letter in the mail proposing a conversation to possibly to solve there issue?

House hack in your appreciating market and forget the idea of cash flow hundreds of miles away.

Finally, never be afraid to connect to local landlords/real estate investors and tap  into their network of service providers for leads and ideas.

did something happen with your financials that required a change in terms.Or do you feel they just moved the goal post indiscriminately with the idea of keeping your deposit.

But this idea of getting cash back, I don't quite understand how so.