It is hard to answer your question without more information. If it is a Short Sale, 4 month is not necessarily all that long. Did you personally make an application for approval at the bank holding the mortgage? If you included the bank approval at the time of the offer, your Realtor should be able to obtain status information from the listing Realtor and/or the mortgage company. Additionally, your attorney should be able to find the status and persue your earnest money. If your contract to purchase included a "drop dead" clause or date, you should have fewer problems.

Speak direct with your realtor, if not represented contact listing agent broker.

If you have an executed contract terms and conditions regards buyers and seller performance. WOW 4 months is a longggggggggggggggg time.

Is the money in title? If yes contact title company requires buyer/seller amendment release money .

Confer with attorney

If you have further issues contact State file a formal complaint ONLY if you are in the "right for return of money"

Brian Hanlon is my main attorney.. I'm sure he would be able to discuss your options. Please call me at 630.637.9009 if you would like his #.

Sorry to hear your having problems with this. Did you use an agent when you wrote the offer?

DF

Your realtor should advise you to talk to an attorney