1 /5 Bryce Valero: We tried to purchase our forever home and after some time all the contingencies allowing us to back out had passed. We had not seen the house for weeks until the final walk-through, only to realize that the house was not for us. We just wanted out for many reasons, and there was nothing to change our minds at this point. We were already trying to move out of state. We knew we would lose our deposit, which was ok with us, but the same real-estate agency and law firm that rolled out the red carpet for us changed their tune once we decided to back out. In fact the agent/lawyer that was supposed to be on our side seemed to turn their backs on us completely; never wanting to even converse with us for any reason. Every shred of communication felt accusatory even though the only thing we did was not follow through with the purchase. Purchases fall through all the time for all types of reasons, so why were we in the crosshairs?? In New York, real estate purchase agreements allow a buyer/seller to pursue legal remedies in addition to forfeiting/keeping any deposit. All we wanted was for release to be signed, and understood we would be losing the money we put down, but did not realize that the seller could come after us for the difference in the homes selling price in this volatile housing market. Attorney Meaghers first reaction was to talk us back into the purchase, and seemed to not care about our perspective. After all was said and done, nobody even contacted us once the release was signed. The lawyers secretary Carol, was very rude to us, saying that we lost the money and that we had received the release letter already. Its a funny thing, cause the deposit came up sooo many times, but we kept saying that we knew and didnt care.. but it kept getting shoved in our faces as if we did. We cared more about the pursuit of legal remedies and just wanted a signed release.. In the end, the seller sold their home for more than we offered, so Im sure they are happy. Everyone involved in this purchase, in particular the law firms attorney and secretary were extremely unprofessional.