Padma's buyer client made an offer on Tom's seller client's home, which the seller countered. Padma's client sent another counter-offer back to the seller on Monday. On Tuesday, Tom called Padma to tell her that the seller was accepting her client's offer, and he'd send over the signed paperwork on Thursday. Padma called her client to tell him the good news, but he told her he'd rather back out of the contract entirely. Can the buyer back out?
a) Yes, the buyer can back out since the contract wasn't signed by both parties.
b) No, the buyer cannot back out once the seller has accepted the offer.
c) Yes, the buyer can back out within a certain period after receiving the seller's acceptance.
d) No, the buyer cannot back out unless there's a contingency clause allowing it.