I'm not sure the bank would even allow you to charge the seller the difference -- on the HUD, the bank would protest, and POC you'd be breaking the short sale affidavit you signed saying there were no financial agreements other than what was disclosed on the HUD.It's all well and good that you take a hard stance with the bank -- and it's great if they cave and you get your desired commission -- but arguing that you have any legal right to a certain percentage doesn't make sense to me; and implying that you'd forego the transaction or charge your client the difference seems flat out unethical for a short sale.Again, as a licensed agent myself, I'm thrilled if you can get every possible penny from the bank, but your stance seems a bit too ideologic here, as opposed to doing what's best for your client.Just my $.02...

They both change platforms and ideologies as quick as a new public opinion poll can be taken.It's really all quite a joke.

What about a party that loses the ideology altogether?

However, there is ideology, and then there is the way things actually play out.I'm not sure what you mean by missing trends being the fault of a sales contract.

Someone who is appointed to the city council after 3 months probably has a short-term agenda or is highly ideologically driven. 

I have been a woodworker for the better part of a decade but have been casually dating with the idea of a fix and flip, along with a buy and hold lifestyle.I love the whole ideology behind real estate, but I have always held an "over analyse before jumping in" mentality and catch myself dragging my feet some days to try to progress to the next step (rather, the actual first step which is to buy a property) and get that analysis paralysis.

I just finished the book last week and it seemed to have different ideology than the majority of investors on the forum and other books I have read.  

It is a practice to remind myself of time constraints due to weather and ideology of the people's involved.

The sector is already plague enough with issues, inventory levels, title clouds, marketing ideologies, negative people, bad advice, yada yada.

@Blake Dowe You have to find someone that subscribes to the same investing ideology that you have.