[nordsieck]

> I believe in most states a real estate agent (I despise 'Realtor(TM)') is obliged to present an offer

Sure. But enforcement is the soul of the law.

And it's pretty tough to catch stuff like that. Most people who put in offers and don't "win" aren't sitting around monitoring how much the winning bid ended up being.

[tehlike]

Exactly. In my case, I thought of finding the seller after sale was final, and ask if their agent presented my offer. He'd then maybe sue their agent.

I didn't care enough to pursue that route.