The state can not choose "what is good for you" they can only punish

The king was very angry, and he sent the servant to jail to be punished until he should pay back the whole amount.

Yes, I can promise you that negotiating a price on real estate with a seller, marketing that deal to others, and receiving a fee for said service IS "brokering without a license" which is punishable by fines, jail, restitution, or potentially all of the above.

Sorry for taking so long, but I've been having my own growing pains.One of the things we're not really looking closely at is the hyperlocality of Pittsburgh, a fundamental understanding of the unusual nature of this place and how, through insularity and other factors, it tends to punish long-distance investors.

I still deal with this in the IT field, where agenda falls to my feet with great punishment.

They'll know.My understanding is that if you fail a 5-year certificate, the punishment is that you must pay a lead-certified remediation professional to fix the failures. 

By punishing the owners it creates an accountable environment.

So let's not punish them relentlessly (there are seasoned BP members that do so repeatedly) and let the seasoned pros be just that, professionals.Punishing is a fragile word.

Period.If a person commits fraud then they should be punished. 

If that's the case a lot of the populations will not be able to afford property, those who already own property will get extremely wealthy and the government will start punishing landlords by taxing.