The reason someone would accept a slightly lower bid for a house is the funding source is easier/more likely to go though. Nothing to do with the roundness of t

The reason someone would accept a slightly lower bid for a house is the funding source is easier/more likely to go though. Nothing to do with the roundness of the bid. That's assuming the $699k bid isn't entirely fictitious, which it probably is. Both agents have an incentive to make the buyer feel good about the transaction and not like they overpaid when they did.