Nice People and Other Unexpected Things in Real Estate   As I'm about to close on a condo listing on 128 Sandpiper Lane in Aliso Viejo, I reflected back to when my client bought the  condo in 2008.  There was a great series of events that happened that wouldn't have happened if the people involved had been different. When my client was a buyer, we looked at several different condos.  He decided on the one and decided to make an offer.  I suggested an offer price.  He was afraid it was too low, but went with it and issued me a stern warning.  "You'd better not lose this place." The listing agent called me and verbally said the seller was going to accept the offer.  In real estate and most other things, verbal is interesting but not particularly noteworthy.  You've got to have it in writi... 05/24/2015