[quote=sdgrrl]Wow. I don’t know who said it, but someone thought the realtor was an investor. His brother is the seller.[/quote]sdgrrl, this is typical with flipper teams. Many of them are family affairs, with an “in-house” (related) agent or broker among them. However, the listing agent in your MLS pfl is shown as Kristi Stevens, a female. Have you ever actually met her?
I don’t like the new request. It seems they want to ensure that they have a few thousand in case you walk, for whatever reason. They want you to hang in there as long as it takes your lender to order your VA appraisal, the appraisal to be completed and the report to come back. Think about that. That could take well beyond your 17-day (or 12-day, as the case may be) contingency period.
It appears that you were trying to buy it with a very low downpayment (fraction of the closing costs) or as a VA no no. What does your agent advise you to do?
