The economic law of substitution is alive and very well because both of these actors play the same role, the only difference really is how they conduct themselves to accomplish the same objective.Perhaps you can see where this is going in line with ethical and legal constraints in pricing for services. 

I would hope you would show some courtesy as the landlord but not expect or demand it..... the landlord didn't do anything wrong or malicious to screw me....the issue is with the utility company....out of his/her control.

I'm hoping he is just inexperienced rather than full of malicious intent.  

Without good boots on the ground there is simply too much opportunity for fraud and scams, just another area where some bad actors effect those who may try to give service. :)

That someone is a licensed real estate professional is by no means a guarantee of ethical behavior, but again, having a license regime documents standards of behavior that will get bad actors out of the way.  

Look at all the actors and authors that go with stage names.Just call me Bill.

They updated my (their) website and Google and Google PPC tagged it as malicious and I got de-listed.

I know gurus like to hype stories like this (and I always wonder if it's pure sales fiction complete with paid actors) but I'd like to think it actually happens in real life to real people.I'm genuinely curious.

I could even maybe believe that she and/or the boyfriend getting some low level jail time for fraud since they would have been the ones knowingly committing the act.I just can't believe this guy got jail time if there was no malicious intent or a benefit he incurred by the situation.

@Danny BenavidesThere is nothing in the License Act or TREC rules that prohibit you from assigning a contract when acting solely as a principal, however, your sponsoring broker (when you affiliate with one) can prohibit it.