The only money allowed in the constitution is coins.3) Return to the gold standard so we have real money, instead of fiat currency.

But, if your goal is to save money by implementing good tax strategies, a great accountant is worth their weight in gold. 

The good news is that over the next 3-4 years, you will get to know the property in and out and know it's quirks and also be able to scout out a good property manager in the area (since other folks in your chain of command and sphere's of influence will also be in the same situation as you. -- Own and then move and will need to rent their places out.)

If they keep on hearing in the news that there is a gold rush going on in real estate of real estate is the hot new thing to invest in , it will result in more people purchasing properties.Most people have a herd mentality and they want to invest when it is "safe".

This has been the conventional gold standard for many years.

I live in a semi-rural area outside a medium-sized city, and I see a parcel for sale that would be great for a chain restaurant (a sit-down place).

Many loan programs will require you to be in the chain of title and some will require you to have owned the property for a period of time.

If through a listing broker it will depend on what the listing broker entered on the MLS and MLS rules.In Georgia for instance on FMLS if as a broker you screw up and enter commission wrong,mistake things etc. you can be on the hook for the commission or lose access to the MLS.MLS's are sometimes controlled by REALTOR associations and other times are private entities that are non-profits or for-profit organizations.Also the brokers/agents involved it would matter if they were REALTORS or not.Generally your state's real estate commission does not handle commission disputes.They only care about license laws.The agent can argue procuring cause with the other agent but it should not stop your sale.Simply you would close and get your proceeds and the commission in question would be froze until a solution was given and signed in writing or a court order.There are so many variables to this and it is state specific.Procuring cause is a chain of events leading up to a sale of a property.If the chain is broken generally the broker/agents is not due a commission.The moral of the whole story is the buyers agent needs to learn how to protect themselves in the future.I am not going to court to get my agents commission when I only charge them a 300 flat fee as a broker.No legal advice

In the infamous words of Austin Powers:Well I vana toilet made out of solid gold, but it's just not in the cards now is it?

Last time it was a sheep investment not the livestock but a gold-ish sheep statue covered in a few fragments mother of pearl and semi precious stones ... for 6k.