I think there is an unsaid rule about accepting like applicants in a 'first come first serve' basis, but this only for applicants which are exactly similar and it really is just a guideline not really a law or rule.

They are probably just using the down payment to pay the realtor, and besides what difference is it to you as long as they accept your offer. 

We accepted an offer after being on the market for 2 weeks for 4,100.00 over list price, after closing I made a little over 35,000 on the deal.

I find a motivated seller who accepts my below market value offer, yet they owe more than my offer on the loan.

My offer on a single family home with a legal secondary suite was accepted and now we are just going through the process of removing conditions.  

Yeah and if the restaurant industry got rid of all those pesky mom and pop shops and every restaurant was like McDonalds or Applebees the dining customers would be so much better conditioned to accept mediocrity.I know you believe that as a landlord I owe my time and energy to the "charity" of the "Landlord community" to try and make it better.

Having a house under contract means you put an offer in, it was accepted by the seller.

Oct. 6, he texts me in the morning that the listing agent finally got back to him saying a contract was accepted. 

For instance if I apply for an FHA loan now, but then in 6 months get accepted to business school and decide to move, would that qualify as a life event?

Hello BP,I came across a property (SFH) that is offered for sale with the following clause:Buyer will accept with a quit claim deed-no title insurance, assume any liens, code violations, fines.The property is owned buy a bank but I wonder what can possibly be so wrong with the title that the bank cannot fix it and want to quit claim it to a buyer.