You send a complaint to the NMLS or DRE for failing to disclose, or charging an excessive amount of fees and they will suspend the broker's license.

Collect your fee when the transaction closes.5. 

All you had to do was drive to the house, take pictures, sign a contract and then assign the contract to a buyer for a fee.

These folks wont tell you not to pay them massive fees! 

She came back to me and asked if I would pay her 50% of my cleaning fee if guests cancel within 48 hours.

One of the side benefits is that I can avoid the whole draw/inspection process (not overall inspection, just the ones tied to the draws) and don't have to worry about draw fees.

Selling the PropertyIf your parents decide to sell, they could: Sell As-Is: At a current appraisal of $350k, they could walk away with a sizable profit (after transaction costs like realtor fees, taxes, etc.).

Late Payment Penalty: A late payment fee of 5% of the overdue amount will apply if payments are more than 10 days late.3.

Quote from @Brandon Blackmon: @Bruce Woodruff 100% the answer I'm looking.... a solid GC, has a 20-25% markup to I would for sure know going into this that these are private companies and they can set their own fees. 

So, we require a nonrefundable Retainer Fee for 90 days of our time to find a rental property.