Preventing seller dealing with multiple investors

[F-Props]

My partner is worried about other investors coming along and taking control of the seller while a short sale is pending.  How do you guys prevent this?

[MichaelQuarles]

Baseball bat... Just kidding

Memorandum of contract and a very good contract... Mine calls for the seller to pay me a minimum of 50k if they cancel the contract

But the reality is that if you sell your benefit  then the seller wont  try and go around you.

Michael