Is this ethical?

[cully]

Originally Posted by cully

The only copy of the contract is with the 91 year old owner at her nursing home. The 91 year old woman was going to be reviewing the offer the next day.

My family is long lived and they are very bright, with it elderly people.

But my first thought here is...what degree of nursing is needed in your seller's case?

Something sounds fishy about this buyer's agent. Is the seller really 91?

Have you looked up online gis info for the property owner and searched the name a bit? Sure, to you original question, that may be ethical. But not sure about the rest.

Fifth line should read seller's agent, as you seem to have gotten anyway.

[cully]

Originally Posted by lra0419

That is the part that left us feeling especially sick about the situation, and this is also what bothered our agent the most. I had looked her up but I couldn't find very much information. I thought she might possibly have a son that lived in the area based on the little information I was able to find, but we were told she had to handle the sale all by herself.

Agreed. (I meant to say "seller's" agent there, as you seem to have gotten anyway.)

Keep us updated.

[forzalugano]

Seller can pick an offer based on a Cover letter, or any term that is appealing. VA offer are appealing to sellers whom are also VA etc etc. So many factors, nearly impossible to guess if something was not right or not.