Good luck with the offer, if it's anything like out here it may be a while before the bank decides to make a decision.
We made many offers over a 6 month period last year, only one bank responded at all and that was due to a diligent broker that had great contacts within the banks structure(BofA) All of the properties were listed with a broker but not all were advertised as foreclosure or short sale properties.
Sounds like a great place hope they get back to you quickly!
Tom