.- Address buyer's concerns with reputable local professional and expert evaluations and written estimates.For example if the deck needs to be repaired or replaced, during the contingency period I'll attempt to have at least 1-2 licensed contractors provide written estimates.

But I got my RE license at 18 and brokers at 20.. when I needed it I got my Mortgage bankers license as well..

Santa Fe short term rental licenses are hard to obtain, that being said there are areas around Santa Fe that you don't need an STR license that do shockingly well. 

I'm a local chicago mortgage lender but we are licensed and do a ton of business in CA as well - happy to be a resource in any way I can!

Electrical work should be done by a licensed pro.The GFCI receptacle fix is accepted by some AHJ's here in CA, and sometimes not.

@Noah P BondsI would not sue them - I would request a qwr, an escrow analysis and put in the request the history / story and copy your states department responsible for licensed servicersIf you give me the state I could give you their information.

"for $___/year, we provide "x" additional inspections")6) Liability policy that covers tenant intentional damage, criminal acts, and unpaid rent when skipped or evicted (through insurance provider that provides this kind of coverage)7) Financial reports per quarter (as whatever period makes sense to you) (this can allow you to advise the owner on the health of their portfolio)8) End-of-year review of the property to show conditions and suggested needed and preventative maintenance items 9) Preferred vendor discounts (requires a contract with a vendor to give better pricing)10) Eviction protection programs (this is usually done "in house" when you have sufficient number of units under your management to be able to offer this kind of program)11) Legal services (requires agreement with landlord attorney to provide those services at set fees)12) Professional photos option (for enhanced listing)13) Professional, licensed home inspection (this is more relevant for older homes to ensure safety and habitability are addressed) 14) HVAC filter replacement program (this can also be a program offered to tenants)15) Pet and ESA screening through pet screening vendor (helps to streamline and increase quality of screening)16) Client portal account for ease of communication, updates, reports, etc.

The seller is offering the buyer's broker a commission of 2.5% ($8250) and I am representing myself as a licensed real estate broker. 

Nice life story and mirrors mine including selling land to Pot growers in northern CA for years as a Broker and running a HML company with my CA RE brokers license. 2009 we saw the same pain from lenders and I experienced the same catastrophic loss of Net worth.

Probably for the better the city recently instituted a CAP on new licenses.