In that case, I think it is genuinely to make good capital by investing in seed (see what I did there?)

I had a very good feeling about him being a genuinely helpful person but I agree that is always a possibility that it's all an act. 

Kudos for recognizing the inherent moral dilemma.

I see no real downside here, and you should feel proud that your family recognizes your success and wants to emulate you.

This is only really possible if you have a genuine interest in what they do.

If all your property is in close proximity you tend to be the first to recognize opportunities.

And no one in their right mind will bother helping someone new, unless that person brings a lot to the table, like a genuinely fantastic deal.  

Not trying to be snarky...genuinely curious about your thought process.

Not trying to split hairs here... genuine curious because that could help improve my strategy in the future. 

I am quite confident however that as long as you sent the proper paperwork in (and can prove it, I typically use email which I can prove was sent to the appropriate individual and their supervisor, OR directly deliver to the office which where they will photocopy and date stamp as received) that you are owed the money and will be paid.The only issue could possibly be that the S-8 authority doesn't recognize that the paperwork was submitted to them (properly/on time/at all) and they claim they weren't aware there was a new owner...hence the authority would have paid the old owner and not feel they would be accountable to yank the money back and direct it to you.Of note- the agency is typically very good about making amends to payments that may be mis-directed while they were processing.Hope this helps, keep us posted!