My brother in law, husband, and I signed a generic and vague Real Estate Purchase Agreement for a property he owned which stated it was valid for 2 years. As stated in the agreement i was to obtain a mortgage loan by the end of the 2 years, but UNTIL THEN I WOULD act as property owner handling all the property payments and responsibilities (mortgage, 2nd mortgage on property, water bill, property tax, house insurance, maintenance, paid the deposit of the last tenants he evicted from the property so I could move in as new soon to be owner, fix, clean up, repair property to make it livable for my children which we moved in 3 months after the start of the contract), also give him $10,000.00 Earnest money in cash in two seperate payments. I have been acting as legal owner with all property fees and loans but the property was not in my name, can i claim the 2 years i paid property tax, Insurance, and the 2 mortgages on the house, along with the 10,000.00 cash for earnest money?? This aggreement was offered to my husband and I by my sister and her husband who was also aware and knew that we wouldnt qualify for a loan after the 2 years because we were wrong on our credit. They lead us to believe they would continue the agreement for us even after 2 years because we we not going to even qualify for a loan and we were family. I had to repair and use money I didnt have to fix this property and found out when I moved in,that the heater in the house didnt work!! My children and I survived our first winter with no heat. I was told by my brother in law when I finally detected this other issue that I am buying the property so I'm the landlord and he cant help me or point me in any direction. Am I able to claim anything in this agreement mess I did so stupidly??
