> New American Standard Bible 26"Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? 27"And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? 28"And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, 29yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. 30"But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! 31"Do not worry then, saying, �What will we eat?� or �What will we drink?� or �What will we wear for clothing?� 32"For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33"But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. ������34"So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. 'Trust in God with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding.' hp

Can I please just thank EVERYONE that replied to this?!! So...it does make me feel so much better that you all too have experienced the Total Freak Outs. I've gone away for a couple of days to make myself halfway normal again, and it worked. For now. And yes, AYERG73, "It's unnerving to trust someone about a choice you might not fully understand all the details of and pay them only to have them change it" yes yes yes it actually is a matter of "can I trust this person that has a lot of my money" and I don't know the why's of everything that he does...wish he would explain things better, but there you go. I hate to be such a cynical skeptic, but you do hear horror stories. And yes, macybaby, my husband has indeed gently and not-so-gently brought me back to earth with "call someone and ask for a therapist--you have GOT to trust this KD...he works for a reputable company and comes well-recommended, so stop trying to think he's trying to screw with you. Now go see a therapist!" HA too funny. Thank you all so much!

Shame on your Realtor. Here in VA it is illegal, but practiced. Shame on your Realtor for even hinting to contract B that you did that. Whoever she or he is should have inacted your contingency without divulging any information. The sellers would have been sour, but not threating to sue. The worst house B can do is cause a goodsized headache and loss of your E.money deposit. However if they choose to go that route, it is more of a headache for them. You can still purchase house A and move on. They will have to keep their property off the market while they fight you in court. They can not sell that house while trying to hold you to a contract. That of course could take months, hell years if you get a good attorney or know anything about law. If it is not illegal there and just an ethical issue, then they are fighting for nothing, because you have a contingency. With those it doesnt matter what the reason is, it is a way out. If it is Illegal, a judge will most likely not hold you to it. If on the off chance they do, you go after the Realtor Proffessional that recommended this strategy. All agents pay Errors and Omissions insurance, sounds like it would be put to good use for this screw up. In the future I wouldn't trust an agent that is so willing to do unethical things to help you purchase a house. Because that same unethical Realtor could keep information from you, so you will purchase the house. Unethical people don't care who they work for and whos interest they need to keep, as long as the money is in pocket at the end of the transaction. I know you want to purchase a home and after so many failed contracts, start to get desperate. But never, ever lower your morals, or ethics to get ahead. We teach our children that, so why is it so hard to follow as an adult. Goodluck. Edited-- had no idea the original post was from June. Could you please give an update with what happened? This post was edited by bungalowmonkeys on Fri, Aug 29, 14 at 9:16

It would probably be a good idea to have an attorney experienced in such matters review the contract. I couldn't imagine it costing more than a few hundred dollars, a tiny fraction of what you're going to spend on the addition.