County officials may wish to prevent an 'investor' from denying their budget those excess proceeds. 

Kudos to Bloomberg for the research.It seems like the only way to prevent what happened would have been to use digital locks.

Having limited funds will certainly prevent you from offering an appraisal gap, which will make buying in this already aggressive market more difficult.  

Would a recorded secured note that's subordinate to the primary note prevent a refi?

If they were worth their weight, they would be walking you through this process and preventing you from having to ask for free advice from a bunch of strangers.That said, I would start the eviction process.

Preparing for a wildfire means first doing everything you can to prevent one from ever starting through choosing the right plants for your area and maintaining your property with a mind for fire safety (“hardening”).

Your goal is crime prevention.

Maybe I'll get a perfectly clean and undamaged unit back, but I doubt it.You can prevent some of this by requiring a joint inspection with the Seller prior to purchase.

We'll do everything we can to prevent shady bookings, but it's hard to be bulletproof.

If I pay $5K for tree work that likely prevented a limb falling and causing $5K in damage, that was a 1:1 return on my 'investment'.