If someone in California was chosen to purchase a house on short sale?
Here is the quick answer per my Goggle Fu. A real property transaction in California requires a written contract to be enforceable.An agreement authorizing an agent to purchase or sell real estate, or to lease real estate for a longer period than one year must be in writing. I am not a lawyer. I suggest you get actual legal advice from a professional real estate attorney licensed in California not Quora.