Contacting the above SC resources will just cost you some time and energy... and may make your decision on if you should go forward with legal action a little easier.

You came into real estate assuming it was the best way to use your energy and time, so there is no better way to spend it.

thanks richard..you don't have problems with children touching them and burning themselves??

However, the longer term doesn't look so great, given the dangerous amount of leverage we are using.Check out Scott Burns on this.

Instead of talking to a lawyer, direct your energies into getting a clarification from the negotiator.

Where are you planning on focusing your energies?

If that ain't burning a bridge I'm not sure what is.

You might guard the place to make sure they don't burn it down, LOL, as they get the loss proceeds to apply to the loan.

But the 1 --> 1690 of $170k+ transformation at the DOT, if true, is the most shocking part of the story - it's like a mob looting the city before it burns!

They told me they didn't think they had to pay more because they had a really high electric bill from December's energy because they had to use a space heater to heat a bedroom for a couple weeks while i replaced their heater. ...