What are you thinking Mr. Bonehead?

Hello ..... what's happened to your noodle?  I mean your brain and your ability to make basic real estate happenings?

I have a sale currently going at this time where the buyer is going minimum down FHA.  The lender will not allow any credits to the buyer so the purchase price must be reduced to cover those credits.  Seems pretty basic right?

That's what I thought so I asked the buyers agent to begin the process and have the new sales price initialed by the buyer.  What I received was a 'correction' to the contract by the price which was just changed in Adobe.  How about those initials?  When do we just change a price and not get initials?  Did I miss that new seminar that it's no longer necessary?

Then an email arrives saying the buyers agent is confused as to why this can't be done!  Hello ..... how long have you been selling real estate (it's actually over 20 years as far as I can tell).  We always get any changes on the contract initialed no matter what.  Since the lender already knows of the credit you can bet they will ask why the 'new contract price' is not initialed by all parties.

I have to send a detailed explanation on this basic function?

I have already began to 'go around' this individual because I'm not sure of his competence - literally!  What happens if this agent has alzheimer's or another illness?  Why isn't the buyer wondering of his competency?  I'm sure this agent can't remember where he parked his car after a showing!