Imagine though if the buyers were not a trustworthy family and if they happened upon the checkbooks, and no Realtor came over to check on the place... identity theft is a huge problem as we all know.

We get information on identity, credit, criminal, rental, and legal judgments within 60 seconds.

Earlier in 2018, a nearly identical lot (next to next property on the same street) sold by original developer of the subdivision and I guess because it was not listed on MLS, the transaction info is not present there.

A model match 2 houses down went for $420k 6 months ago, better condition in terms of paint and landscaping but identical builder grade finishes.A house right around the corner just hit the market at $560k, remodeled, and went under contract in 3 days.

I googled it and it appears I may have had issues with identity theft.

For example if you have two houses identical in size, that for the sake of this example, need equal rehabbing, let's say...$40K.

If they've had a couple of price drops, then they're going to be more motivated to take your offer, including financing contingencies.In my case, the home was one of four almost identical craftsman style homes on the coast that were built by Russian developers.

Name changed to protect the identity of both innocent and guilty.

Also, the townhouses are almost identical in terms of size, etc.  

As you know this is a pretty serious website and everyone declares their name / identity openly.