Op here - THANK YOU to everyone that has replied!!
I have read each one and learned from many of them.
To those that ask why we closed, I have tried to address that previously in follow up post.
We had, what we thought were very legitimate concerns should we had not done so when we did, combined with assurances that all would be handled prior to.
Our trust in those "assurances" & "promises", is admittedly part of the blame.
I have to own that.
It was not naivety, just misplaced faith in apparently the wrong people.
Anyway;
My wife & I discussed our range of options at great length today, while we spent the first of many hours to come, trying to clean up, mop and assess the damages, things not repaired, needing attention, etc. The list is a good long one. I'll have no lack of things to do for the next 6 months...lol
We have chosen to move forward at our own expense and effort, as stated
we own it now, good or bad. We signed and took possession, albeit the hard way. Little to nothing would probably be accomplished in complaining to TPTB at the VLS, except more wasted time & interaction with people who simply didn't care to begin with...
Thank you again everyone. Some of you, especially those that send private messages, have really made us feel welcome & understood and I appreciate it perhaps more than I can express here.
LaF w/us