There are a couple of folks that we've dealt with for 20+ years that often sell notes, but no offense to you, connecting anyone with them means I have more competition for what I might want to buy. 

If your fact pattern is as you said and they did ZERO work then it should be some sort of fraud offense.

At least in Florida, all you need to get a real estate license is to be 18 years of age, have a high school degree or equivalency, a social security number, pass a background check (murders are not allowed, embezzlement is frowned upon as are sexual offenses against children and elders; most other offenses require 'extensive review'), and pass a licensing exam that prepares the newbie for nothing - and the pass rate is 46%. 

They must also ensure there are no offensive odors emanating from their residence; and no disturbing of neighbors with nuisance barking or aggressive behavior. 

Ace,I have said it for years and I still say it to this day as an investor you need to build a solid very well "Seasoned" group which includes a National Real Estate broker/Agent who works side by side an actual Mortgage Banker not a "Loan officer" no offense but its a middleman along with that a good GC and JV partner if you possible.  

No offense, but they usually don't understand how to put an unusual agreement together.

No offense.

Inventory was as slow as New England's offense this weekend, but there's still 3 new multi family deals to consider + 10 more on my watchlist.

The data is all public.How I'm using this to negotiateHere's where this becomes an offensive strategy rather than just a defensive one.Most sellers in California flood zones don't disclose flood risk adequately.

Youcan place "reasonable" restrictions on them, such asrequiring a current (or within 6 months) Veterinarian's health report; requiring spay/neuter toprevent aggressive behavior or commercial use; animal must be in acarrier or held when in confined spaces such as elevators andstairways, and leashed in common areas (unless this interferes withthe task the animal performs, such as a seeing eye dog); handler mustclean up after the animal in all common areas; handler must maintainsanitary conditions for the animal including no offensive odorsemanating from the residence; animal must not disturb neighbors withnuisance barking or aggressive behavior; and you can require annualupdates of both the "request for accommodation" letter andthe Vet report.