That part is pretty clear.What we do not know is how the "trade or business" stipulation will be interpreted in regards to rentals.

Joe,my question wasn't that I *SHOULDN'T* pay, my question was to validate that I *SHOULD* pay.In the past I have always hired someone to market the property and I pay 1 month as stipulated in the contract.

In most cases lenders issue a conditional commitment first, which is a commitment to lend subject to stipulations or conditions.

Hi All,Can I stipulate on my contract that I want my broker to recieve 100% of the commissions should I close this deal, she has been working so hard for me.

did he represent that all the units were filled and did you make the agreement with a stipulation on this.

@Thomas Giganti  Yes subject to income limitations and other stipulations.  

I will definitely go back to my practice of stating as a stipulation in my contracts that this particular man, and list his name and company can not do appraisals on my properties that I am buying.

The issue is that NJ among other states require a natural person rather than an entity to be paid, unless the agent is a broker in which case there are also some stipulations and some additional costs of doing business. 

Everyone should just get an attorney and form Family Partnerships with stipulations and contingencies."

You could stipulate that the Buyer can inspect the property with an accepted contract.It is very difficult to market a property to a broad audience (IE on MLS) with a tenant in place.