The timing of this and a lot of details have me reading between the lines here. As far as the Austin housing market goes, numbers look like it might already be post-peak or the
writing is on the wall:
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Now it is simple to write this off as a flipper getting some good timing but it also ignores a distinct possibility: if there is a mortgage she was underwater on and the value is going down, the lenders can force a sale. Now she can either put up more money, find another lender, or sell and use whatever money as cushion until she finds something else. This is pretty typical of the start of the downward spiral for rich narcs about to hit "money problems" (I quote this because there's usually quite the slow burn before hitting real problems).
If I ignore my heart telling me that the appraisal was ordered to ensure her fatass had not compromised the house's structural integrity, my brain tells me there are bankers on one or both sides actually putting up the money. They aren't going to lend without accurate appraisals, especially at peak/near-peak market. This also explains why she would seethe so much about only having 30 days instead of 60. This is easily negotiable. Well, provided a bank isn't compelling the resident to sell.
While it's admittedly speculative and could be smart/lucky timing on her part, she really does not strike me as the savvy and prudent type. If anything I would hazard a guess that the speed of the sale as markets are flagging could be an indication that she not only was still underwater but potentially in arrears. They usually need some kind of pattern of fucking up to pressure a sale. Another distinct possibility is she was retarded enough to sign an ARM and while she wasn't forced to sell, a raise in interest rates made the decision to sell involuntary. Million dollar houses in places like Austin are right in that sweet spot for people to take an ARM to overspend and then they're first in line when lenders start tightening the screws.