We put an offer in on a house that was a possible short sale. They countered & we countered back. The selling realtor did not contact us by the expiration date on our counter nor would she take our calls. Later that evening she finally got ahold of our realtor & said there was (suddenly) another interested 'out of town buyer'. So, the bank sent out a counter to both of us. We really didn't feel like we had a chance of beating the other buyer since the counters went to the other realtor before they went to the bank but made an offer anyway. The other buyer had the higher bid. Come to find out, it wasn't an out of town buyer; the selling realtor actually bought the home herself. I just need to find out if this is legal & what action I can take if it is not.

Thanks in advance!

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