I've been down this exact road that you're thinking about, and it was an absolute pandora's box of problems that blindsided me one after another.

Just don’t blindside them with a pass after getting their bid and follow up questions >> let them know you’re in talks with others.I had multiple mentors who gave me exceptional guidance in evaluating and consummating the deal, and I rewarded them appropriately (and plan to keep doing so).

There are ways to deal with each of these, but you don't want to be blindsided by them.Now, moving more toward whatever your business model is, some other things to consider:1.

I also felt blindsided by this, but that’s my fault.

Bill Gulley   Average RE agent just lists and sells and gets blind sided just like the buyer in this case..

So they did not blindside me after signing the contract.

That way it is not a complete suprise at closing and they feel blindsided

Perhaps there's another way to make you feel comfortable and not blindside the seller.

We were totally blind sided. 

We spent a few years just getting up to speed on all the different stuff so that we wouldn't get blind sided.