FWIW, as much hate as realtors get for their high fees, in theory shenanigans like this are harder to pull off when using them because usually the selling and b

FWIW, as much hate as realtors get for their high fees, in theory shenanigans like this are harder to pull off when using them because usually the selling and buying agents share a network and are incentivized to deal with each other somewhat honestly. Also, because each agent only get a 2.5-3% of the sale, they are not as sensitive to the final selling price as the owner. For example if the house in question was originally offered at $1M, 20% over asking would be $200k. The selling agent would only pocket $5-6k more. Nice to have, but not necessarily enough to risk their reputation. On the other hand, because OpenDoor is the owner of the property. Negotiating a 20% increase means they pocket the full 20%. So they have a strong incentive to be dishonest here. At the very least, I would expect them to push the law to its limits when trying to negotiate the selling price upwards.