Affidavit and Memorandum of Agreement for Purchase and Sale

[Curtis M. Leidig]

I was negotiating with a seller and the seller sent me an offer and the seller said that they would not accept any changes to their offer.  I signed the offer and immediately sent it back to the seller. The next day the seller told me that they had accepted another offer.  It seems to me that I have an agreement with the seller even though the seller did not sign their offer.

I want to protect my position and not allow the seller to go around me.  I went to the courthouse in Prince William County, Virginia and the clerk at land records told me that I cannot file this affidavit because the seller did not sign the affidavit.

Any thoughts?