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.

On the adverse possession end, do consult with a lawyer on this.

You will need to speak with your lawyer about this.

We will have a lawyer from Mooser & Associates coming in to speak about purchasing properties at the courthouse.

My lawyer is down there his name is Eddie Garcia.