As I confronted the applicant with these claims, she was surprised and claimed that it must be someone else with the same name because she's never been to these 2 towns.

Keeps the heat off you of confrontations where tenants demand immediate answer.

Just call (or email if you're too non-confrontational) and say that based on your current situation and the state of the housing market, you've changed your mind and don't want to buy a home right now.

I actually confronted the realtor after the sell and she claims it was an cash offer but still 50k is a lot to pass up.

When confronting distrust and lack of resolutionWhat was the outcome of your partnership?

You're more afraid of confrontation than you are of the bottom line."

Joe, you're just not doing anyone any favors avoiding this confrontation, least of all a seller who is clearly a bit off upstairs.

And it's also possible that the z algorithm just didn't like your particular home.Interesting and worth noting: The Realtors above, when confronted with "zillow said they'd buy it for $675k, why should I list with you?"

Call this other agent and confront him (nicely) right now.

People fear confrontation so badly that they think just throwing money at problems fixes them.