But you may want to research this seller's background, and whether they've been involved in any legal action in the past (either as a plaintiff or as a defendant). 

You have to prove that there was a valid contract (many wholesaler's contracts will not bear scrutiny), that the defendent was aware of the contract, that he acted improperly, and that you were damaged.You also have to do this all in a way that doesn't bring down the authorities on your head for brokering without a license.And without specific performance, all you get is your actual damages.  

I negotiate (other than real estate) for a living, there are times it is better to throw out the first number, especially if you think a seller has a crazy high number in their head.If you have reason to believe they think its worth (pick a number) $100k, and a fair deal would be more like $60k, throw out a low number to start, this makes the negotiations start at the lower number.Now I will say, don't throw out the top dollar you will give for the property, and I agree in most cases let them throw it out, but I'd rather defend a $50k offer that is somewhat realistic, than start at $100k and work your way down,,and don't just 'throw out a number', given the reasons for your offer before you give the number.If from your conversations you know the seller is going to use the house down the street that sold at $110k, then go ahead and deal with that now,,explain that there are houses in the market that have sold for very high prices, those houses (explain the difference),,,take away what he is going to try to use against you in negotiations before he can.

Not defending either market over the other just point out they are different,

Have them write your lease, as they will be the ones defending it in court.

Everybody involved defended these actions rigorously proving you can't argue with a sick mind.

Yes, it sucks they changed their mind, but you'll meet all kinds of jerks in this biz.In the end, you are giving all landlords a bad name by conducting yourself in this manner; you are setting yourself up for this person to possibly come vandalize your house as retaliation, which will potentially cost you far more than the security deposit to fix; and you may find yourself with a small claims court case date that you will have to spend time and money to defend.

In one, the defendant failed to refinance or sell, so the judge ordered the listing and named who the agent would be and sold the property to the buyer with the best offer (unfortunately not mine), and distributed the funds owed to the plaintiff and the rest to the defendant.

Even a fraudulent claim can cost tens of thousands to defend.

Defendant (s)4254 La Rosa Ave * North Port, FL 34286The paper reads:This action was tried before the Court.