Their new to the game, they know very little about the business and worst of all, they ruin it for everyone else,  by paying ridiculously high prices!

Yes there is a small cost associated with generating the lease renewal, but charging 1 month's rent is ridiculous for a renewal. 

I had a brokerage drop me , because I didn't pay for nar, which is ridiculous, I signed up for My state MLS but now my license is inactive because I am dropped by the brokerage, how would one take care of this issue?

Also, should the 2% deal apply to bigger deals such as this one in Chicago (where all real estate prices are ridiculously high).

One of the reasons we stopped going was the rise in new investors taking the prices to ridiculous levels.

That is a ridiculous statement. 

It seems like all the good people left on this earth have started and colonized a new planet called BP.

Thanks @David Rupp I'm not overly fond of Charlotte mainly because the interstate layout is ridiculous -- i live an hour away in a "country" setting :D -- much quieter! 

Some would say it is ridiculous to buy a Lambo with a loan or at all.

You've gone back and forth from telling me that I'm being ridiculous for bringing in Christina as a partner to telling Christina that she's ridiculous for bringing in me as a partner.