Buyers legal options for a Short sale

[Barry Golden]

Can a seller seek legal resolution (short sale) if the seller has delayed signing the closing documents and has traveled out of the country?  Have also made arrangements for the seller to go to the U.S. Embassy to sign document, but the seller now claims they are sick and cannot travel to the embassy.  The buyer will now have to incur additional cost for lodging and to lock in their interest rate for 15 more days.  The bank, which is normally the case, has not delayed any.