Some names of companies maybe ones you represent ?  

I would suggest contacting a lawyer in your area

All that being said, the standard BiggerPockets.com mantra is that equity represents lost money and opportunity cost, there are plenty of voices that logically and coherently argue that side of the debate (who will be joining this thread shortly), so by all means weigh all options, figure out what works for you given your particular goals and risk tolerance, and there is no "one size fits all" solution. 

Does anyone know of a good lawyer in Raleigh that can help me take care of this?

I bet this was just a mistake on the sellers end, contact your lawyer and take the necessary steps to get your money back.

What you are referring to is people who represent that they intend to live in the house, when in fact they have no such intention.

*IF you have a trusted - meaning a disinterested solid friend/family member - local to the project, that has any competence whatsoever in common sense, you may want to consider paying him/her a representative's fee to be your "eyes on the ground" for the project.

I'm a lawyer and real estate consultant in Italy and I'm starting to do remote wholesaling, BMV and lease option, mainly in FL and UK.My brother also do that with me.I'm open  to collaborations and always looking for sharing knowledge and opportunities.Thanks all and keep in touch.Davide Govoni

Make no mistake; a lawyer would be setting all of this up for us - before we took a single dime - but I'd like to know more about the best way to get this all setup and how it all works before hitting one up. 

@Brad Fausett Well, I think regular property inspections and getting a lawyer on the case as soon as issues emerged might have helped the situation.