I made a hard money loan and the party has defaulted.

They state:1) Either party can terminate at any time with written notice of 30 days. 2) That if I cancel they can charge me up until the end of the lease.

- FB advertising is an excellent way to get buyer leads directly before they find your listing on MLS or 3rd party sites. 

In the agreement here's what is written:TERMINATION: This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon thirty (30) days written notice which is sent to the other party not less than thirty (30) days before any expiration date, Upon termination by Owner or expiration of this Agreement.

Btw, I agree that deposits are--by definition--refundable unless the aggrieved party can demonstrate financial damages. 

A quit claim deed offers no warranties, it only releases the (potential) interest of a party.

I wasn't sure where to post this but here goes:Is the losing party between buyer vs. seller.

You might want to see where the water lines are coming from in your unit, make sure that you have sealed around that as well.In my condo association, they determine who is at fault for the treatment of the building by bringing in a third party inspector (pest control) and whoever the pest control determines to have the worst/biggest infestation of (thing) is generally at fault.

If you choose to work your own deals which 99% of people do you'll have to disclose to everyone involved that you have an interest in the property or you are the purchasing party.

By fool proof, its basically apartments without the people, you have a unit that's full of items, without running toilets, leaky faucets, without tenant headaches, statistics show most people stay 12 months business stay 24 months on average, the best part is most people do not visit their belongings.