Every once in a while you run across people who are truly kind.  I have been lucky enough to be a listing agent for a couple who fit this description. 

This weekend an agent in my office explained that she had some clients that were in need of a home, but she hadn't been able to find them anything that would be acceptable except for one of my listings, but it was priced much higher than her clients could afford.   They had been pre-approved for a home of $65,000 and would my seller accept an offer on the home for that amount. 

I wasn't sure they would go for it, but I talked with my sellers.  At first they didn't know if they could accept it because the mortgage is higher than the offer amount.  I explained that the buyers had been looking for some time and that the wife was having to buy the house herself and $65,000 was all she could qualify for.  I also told him that the husband is a disabled veteran getting ready to be discharged from the VA hospital.  That information made all of the difference.  It went from let us think about it to let's see if we can make it happen.  

After a couple of days of phone calls and re-arranging some financing, my sellers called me and said that everything was in place and they would sell the house for the $65,000.00.  This was amazing to me.   They are going to have to bring quite a bit of cash to closing.  I've never had a seller who was willing to take a loss to help someone (a complete stranger no less) out.  The contract has been signed and we are scheduled to close in a couple of weeks. 

The buyers are very, very happy and feel so lucky.  The house they are getting has been remodeled and could have sold for a much higher sales price, but my sellers felt that it would be best to help a fellow veteran get into a home.  It's not very often that I run into people who are so generous and giving and I believe that they will be rewarded greatly in the future for what they are doing now for these buyers.