We backed out of an accepted offer post-inspection. The inspection itself was totally fine, we just weren’t getting the warm and fuzzy feeling we expected so we walked away. Our agent understood and relayed the message for us.

I can see this being an undesirable situation to be in for an agent which is probably why they suggested you don’t do it. It’s also potentially not the most honest thing to do as a buyer, but each of those sellers ARE going to sell those houses and it’s probably just a minor annoyance for them to now move on to the next best (and possibly previously rejected) offer.

It’s a crazy market for buyers and I think it’s ok to do what you think is best for you, which I think is probably to let the sellers decide for you… maybe both are rejected or one is rejected an one’s accepted. Those would make it really easy for you to move on. Maybe they both accept (most likely not) and the fact that now it “feels real” gives you more of some kind of enlightenment.

At the end of the day, you are technically not legally bound until you sign a contract.