PART 5 — The House That Was Not an Investment Fund

By Tuesday afternoon, I had an Ohio address, a school authorization I denied signing, and a name in an old mortgage record that Ronald had never mentioned.

I used a public computer at the library to check the property information for the red brick house.

The public records could identify the parcel and recorded ownership.

They did not give me access to private bank wires or prove that my money had bought it.

There was no completed transfer to Ronald matching the November closing he was anticipating.