Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. A homebuyer says they're caught in a nightmare real estate situation after trying to back out of a townhome purchase. The seller refuses to return nearly $5,000 in earnest money, even after a roof leak raised concerns about mold and insurance coverage. Inspection Issues Turn Into A Financing Roadblock "I found out during the due diligence period that there was a leak by the water heater in the roof," the ...