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Date: May 6, 2015To: Ohio Board of Realtors, Revdex.com, Etc.Re: Residential listing located at [redacted] **, Nelsonville, Ohio 45764I contracted with [redacted] , Realtor, and the Ohio Realty Co., for the listing of myresidence as referenced aboveThe property was listed for sale at a price of $219,Asrequired in our representation contract, [redacted] advised me of an Offer to Purchase said residenceby [redacted] and [redacted] ("Buyer")The negotiations were as follows:Saturday, April 25,Initial Offer: Advised by text message that Realtor had an offer on [redacted] ***, Nelsonville, Ohio The initial offer was for $187,with up to $5,of Buyer's closing costs to be paid to SellerBuyer was represented by Realtor [redacted] No written offer was received.Sunday, April 26,Seller's Counter-Offer: Seller agreed verbally to accept $210,with Seller paying $5,of Buyer's closing costs.Monday, April 27,Buyer's Counter-Offer: Buyer counter's verbally with $190,with Seller paying $5,of Buyer's closing costs.Tuesday, April 28,Seller's Counter-Offer: Seller counter's verbally with $200,with Seller paying $5,of Buyer's closing Costs.Tuesday, April 28,Buyer's Counter-Offer: Buyer counter's via email with $200,purchase price; Seller to pay up to $5,of Buyer's closing costs and prepaid fees and with Buyer retaining the dishwasher (with handle to be fixed), microwave, refrigerator, range, window treatments, bookcases, patio furniture, master bathroom mirror; Buyers also wanted Seller to pay for the septic tank to be pumped the propane tank to be filled.Tuesday, April 28,Seller's Rejection: Seller rejects Buyer's 4/28/counter-offer via email.Wednesday, April 29,Buyer's Offer: Buyer provides a written, signed Offer to Purchase to Seller with terms including $200,plus Seller to pay $5,of Buyer's closing costs and pre-paid feesBuyer also includes provisions requiring Buyer to pay for a septic inspection and termite inspection and requiring Seller to pay the full amount of all repairsOffer to Purchase was to expire at 5:p.mon April 30,2015.Thursday, April 30,Buyer's Offer Expired without Acceptance: Seller was otown Seller did not relay acceptance (verbally or in writing) of Buyer's Offer prior to or after the expiration of the offer.Friday, May 1, Offer from Second Prospective Buyer: Seller received a written Offer to Purchase from a second prospective Buyer.Friday, May 1, Notice to First Buyer: Realtor provided a Notice to the first proposed Buyer that a second Buyer had made an offerRealtor for Buyer advised Seller that first Buyer had already made their highest and best offer.Friday, May 1, Acceptance of Second Buyer's Offer: Seller did not receive any additional offers,from the first prospective BuyerAfter a series of counter-offers, Seller accepted second prospective Buyer's Offer to Purchase.As you can see, Mrand Mrs [redacted] never received any verbal or written acceptance oftheir offer(s) and counter-offer(s)Ultimately, as the Seller, I chose to allow Mrand Mrs[redacted] offer to expire and to accept an alternate offer with better termsI did not enter into acontract with Mrand Mrs [redacted] at any time and there was certainly no "meeting of the minds"which would constitute a binding contractFurther, Mrand Mrs [redacted] had the opportunity tochange their terms prior to my acceptance of the offer from the second prospective Buyer butchose not to do soConsequently, any complaints made by Mrand Mrs [redacted] regarding thepropriety of Realtor [redacted] ' professionalism in the matter are baselessThank you for your timeand attentionFeel free to contact me if you have any further questions.Cc: [redacted] , Ohio Realty Co

Date: May 6, 2015To: Ohio Board of Realtors, Revdex.com, Etc.Re: Residential listing located at [redacted], Nelsonville, Ohio 45764I contracted with [redacted], Realtor, and the Ohio Realty Co., for the listing of myresidence as referenced above. The property was listed...

for sale at a price of $219,000.00. Asrequired in our representation contract, [redacted] advised me of an Offer to Purchase said residenceby [redacted] and [redacted] ("Buyer"). The negotiations were as follows:Saturday, April 25,2015 Initial Offer: Advised by text message that Realtor had an offer                                                        on [redacted], Nelsonville, Ohio 45764. The initial offer                                                        was for $187,500 with up to $5,000.00 of Buyer's closing costs to                                                        be paid to Seller. Buyer was represented by Realtor [redacted].                                                        No written offer was received.Sunday, April 26,2015 Seller's Counter-Offer: Seller agreed verbally to accept                                                        $210,000.00 with Seller paying $5,000.00 of Buyer's closing costs.Monday, April 27,2015 Buyer's Counter-Offer: Buyer counter's verbally with                                                        $190,000.00 with Seller paying $5,000.00 of Buyer's closing costs.Tuesday, April 28,2015 Seller's Counter-Offer: Seller counter's verbally with                                                       $200,000.00 with Seller paying $5,000.00 of Buyer's closing Costs.Tuesday, April 28,2015 Buyer's Counter-Offer: Buyer counter's via email with                                                        $200,000 purchase price; Seller to pay up to $5,000.00 of Buyer's                                                        closing costs and prepaid fees and with Buyer retaining the                                                        dishwasher (with handle to be fixed), microwave, refrigerator,                                                        range, window treatments, bookcases, patio furniture, master                                                        bathroom mirror; Buyers also wanted Seller to pay for the septic                                                        tank to be pumped the propane tank to be filled.Tuesday, April 28,2015 Seller's Rejection: Seller rejects Buyer's 4/28/15 counter-offer via                                                         email.Wednesday, April 29,2015 Buyer's Offer: Buyer provides a written, signed Offer to Purchase                                                         to Seller with terms including $200,000.00 plus Seller to pay                                                         $5,000 of Buyer's closing costs and pre-paid fees. Buyer also                                                          includes provisions requiring Buyer to pay for a septic inspection                                                          and termite inspection and requiring Seller to pay the full amount                                                          of all repairs. Offer to Purchase was to expire at 5:00 p.m. on                                                          April 30,2015.Thursday, April 30,2015 Buyer's Offer Expired without Acceptance: Seller was out-of town.                                                          Seller did not relay acceptance (verbally or in writing) of                                                          Buyer's Offer prior to or after the expiration of the offer.Friday, May 1, 2015 Offer from Second Prospective Buyer: Seller received a written                                                          Offer to Purchase from a second prospective Buyer.Friday, May 1, 2015 Notice to First Buyer: Realtor provided a Notice to the first                                                          proposed Buyer that a second Buyer had made an offer. Realtor                                                          for Buyer advised Seller that first Buyer had already made their                                                          highest and best offer.Friday, May 1, 2015 Acceptance of Second Buyer's Offer: Seller did not receive any                                                          additional offers,from the first prospective Buyer. After a series of                                                          counter-offers, Seller accepted second prospective Buyer's Offer to                                                          Purchase.As you can see, Mr. and Mrs. [redacted] never received any verbal or written acceptance oftheir offer(s) and counter-offer(s). Ultimately, as the Seller, I chose to allow Mr. and Mrs.[redacted] offer to expire and to accept an alternate offer with better terms. I did not enter into acontract with Mr. and Mrs. [redacted] at any time and there was certainly no "meeting of the minds"which would constitute a binding contract. Further, Mr. and Mrs. [redacted] had the opportunity tochange their terms prior to my acceptance of the offer from the second prospective Buyer butchose not to do so. Consequently, any complaints made by Mr. and Mrs. [redacted] regarding thepropriety of Realtor [redacted]' professionalism in the matter are baseless. Thank you for your timeand attention. Feel free to contact me if you have any further questions.Cc: [redacted], Ohio Realty Co.