The agent said she reviewed everything too; which if she did, she would had found that the information provided is invalid. 

Once and if you get a judgment, you will still have to perfect it by collecting on it.Based on the information you provided about the contractor’s financial condition, collection seems unlikely.Sometimes it is best to take a loss and gain by the lessons it brings.

I really appreciate all the information you provided.

I'm eager to get into Real Estate not only because it provides me the opportunity to be an entrepreneur, but I can help fellow entrepreneurial people.

Can anyone provide recommendations on searchable public records data providers that cater to individual investors? 

In my market, this can easily lead to increased home prices, closed transactions that had no inspection where there are a lot of issues that could have been identified by an experienced agent, and a bad taste in the consumer's mouth.  

Not care, introduce legislation to bridge mortgage insurance requirements with lack of providers, get in the insurance market themselves?

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@Milton Chamberlain100 votes for providing a reality-based response.