Bought as a foreclosure, sold as a short sale

Sometimes, the Charleston MLS offers an interesting history about homes for sale.
I was looking at a home for sale in Charleston recently and when you look up the history of that listing, you find that it was originally purchased as a foreclosure and then offered as a short sale just a few short years later.
And I probably shouldn't be suggesting this as a Charleston real estate agent tasked with helping people buy and sell homes
but ...
some people probably shouldn't be buying a home ...
until they understand the word responsibility.