If I want reductions on inspection and seller says get lost then I would have to eat the appraisal costs.

He only looked out for himself and at the end I lost money on two out of three properties.With the money my wife and I had left we decided to get a buy and hold.

Months later I would run into someone and they would say they accidentally lost the card but was looking for my contact info etc. and wanted to talk with me.

Unfortunately, some buyers have fallen for this scheme, and have lost money.Be aware, also, that this particular scheme is only one of many forms of online fraud being perpetrated against real estate licensees and their clients.

I could have walked for that reason, too.If all else fails, consider your lost deposit as an investment in your education, and check all these things before you get this far next time!

About a decade ago, before I knew ****, I added 20% and lost $10k :)

I was able to get no work done, so I essentially lost an entire week of work dealing with selling my home.

It could be as simple as the bank just needs to start the process all over again and just declined to do that.If you take title subject to the loan and the bank starts the foreclosure again.. unless you have written authorization from who ever the banks client is you will play heck trying to communicate with them.from what you posted the lien is there its valid and the lender is just not doing anything with it..Now in those robo cases or in the case of lost documents there are still ways for the banks to prosecute those foreclosures.But maybe one of the Flordia guys will chim in ...

I heard on podcast 3 that the guest lost millions in the 2008 downturn.

@Rob Cee,I believe I just found your long lost twin brother