<prompt> Human: Weve had a bid accepted but the seller will only sell us the house if we go through their preferred lender. We are prequalified elsewhere, dont want unnecessary inquiries on our credit, and have never heard of their lender though it seems legit from what we can see.Is this a red flag? Even legal? Ive never sold a house, why would it matter to them?Assistant: Their agent is probably getting some sort of kickback or referral stream from this preferred lender.The agent likely scared them into thinking any other lender wont get the deal done.Human: Pretty sure the seller is a flipper and likely sells a lot of houses. We assume its either that they get a kickback of some sort or that other banks wont allow certain BS that they will try and pull...  <response>: Very possible as well. Sounds shady either way. 