I have seen numerous times where a seller just gets fed up and accepts a dramatically lower offer. 

Whether it causes structural problems or not, I don't know, but the dampness that allows it to grow there--mold is alive-- will.Mold causes numerous health problems, many respiratory.

MeasuredUp.com and My3Cents.com also have numerous flat fee MLS reviews and comments.

They also have a better defense as they typically are involved in numerous real estate investment activities.  

I did a Google search on CRTs, but the only numerical examples I found are bogus (example: assuming the ongoing expenses are 0, which may be true if you let the charity manage the investment, but not in what I would have done).If you have done a CRT before, or helped clients do one, please weigh in on the above numbers, and on my current tentative conclusion, which is: if I ever have a million in profit to protect and don't want a 1031, I believe a CRT is definitely worth it.

But, there are numerous options that must be considered.

After finally getting ahold of the previous owners, they say because of numerous other calls to buy the home that they contacted an attorney and they were told not to discuss anything about the home because they have no ownership interest in the property.

Secondly, it's unfortunate that you asked numerous questions, then made a statement about Homevestors being a pyramid, when it is absolutely not.

I've said numerous times that if I had a choice, i would choose not to depreciate my property.  

I can accept the word NO as long as there is reasoning behind it, Im just having a hard time accepting numerous people saying "you cant do that" then not taking it a step further and explaining their reasoning.