Thank you-- both of you... I truly didn't know if I was overreacting or
not. My late husband and I bought our home directly from the owners
with no realtor, and subsequently bought three other pieces of
property, one of them more than 50 acres, and NEVER had any problems
like this. We were used to dealing with honest NORMAL people. I guess
I've been pretty sheltered. Y'all have restored my sanity. Hugs to
Mortimer and Dave.

If anyone else wants to pile on, you get hugs, too!