I wonder if the second buyer didn't have the money to pay for property so the first buyer paid cash and then financed and earned the interest on the loan on the property. That is about the only reason I can see. Sally Smith -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of audrey barber Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 5:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ROOTS-L] Double Escrow? I have moved to Wellsboro, PA to write a book about my paternal ancestors who lived here during the 1800s. I knew that they lived on Main St. and I have been trying to figure out from deeds etc. exactly which property they live on. I came across a deed that described a property that I identified and found that one of my ancestors had purchased that property on Oct.2, 1844 for $1200. and the same day sold it to someone else for the same price. I know it is the same property because I had a land surveyor figure it out in case I was wrong. Can anyone out there think of a reason that this would take place?  Audrey Sofield Barber [email protected] ===== If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to [email protected] and ask for the digest... ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message