By then, the job had already been awarded to someone else -- who proposed a more optimistic schedule than I.   

Case pending does not mean any awards/judgements have been decided and with the current situation, court delays will be crazy long.

(This is of course different than a contingency fee, which is usually only agreed upon for a very large damage award potential.)  

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I was told by the sellers agent who was absent at the closing that the seller had reneged on signing an exclusive listing and as such there was no buying commission to be awarded.

., tax lien) is sold at auction, are charged 18% per annum.197.432    Sale of tax certificates for unpaid taxes.(6) Each certificate shall be awarded to the person who will pay the taxes, interest, costs, and charges and will demand the lowest rate of interest, not in excess of the maximum rate of interest allowed by this chapter. [...]Translation: Florida is a bid-down interest rate state. 

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Bigger Pockets has various: ebooks, blogs, forums, podcasts, webinars, colleagues, keyword alerts, an awards system, a learn section, informative people in many fields of real estate, and more. 

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I have been a real estate agent in Brisbane for ten years (reaching award levels with LJ Hooker then with Ray White).