That's about what she said - that technically I *could* take their deposit and then put the house back on the market, but of course that's NOT a way to go.
So I can't really do much about it. They have to present the request in writing, and it's possible this'll still go through on-time. Even if it doesn't, for NOW, they said they're still hoping for the 17th or 18th.
On the bright side...if it goes through on the 17th, that'll give me yet another excuse to party...
~If~ it's delayed beyond the time you have employment, perhaps you have recourse to charge them extra for hardship expense... I'd ask about ALL your options before agreeing. You don't need to abuse them, but you can't afford to be nice at your expense either. A thousand bucks for every week delay ;~D
Oh, good evening...
They *do* have the option of still paying cash, and then arranging a mortgage as a refi on their own, basically just cashing themselves back out.