Our realtor: “I’m with my clients right now, and we’re about to prepare an offer for 785 Viaduct Avenue.”

Their realtor: “Um, I’m sorry, but there’s an accepted offer on that house already.”

Our realtor: “What?”

Their realtor: “My client wanted to keep prospective buyers going through the house, so I was instructed to keep the accepted offer a secret, in case it fell through.”

Our realtor: <Jaw drops to the floor>

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To the owners of 785 Viaduct Ave: thanks for getting our hopes up and for wasting our evening. You guys suck.