Are there any related laws or guidance that dictate requesting relief on HOA fees due to unmet expectations?

Investors think they dictate the terms but when it's not a new broker that has extensive contacts and clients with many off market properties the broker gets to establish how things will work.If a broker changes every time the process with a new client then they can't run an efficient business to appease one buyers way of doing things.

Yes license requirements vary by state.In my state of Georgia you start out as an agent and then have to hold an ACTIVE ongoing license for a period of 3 years before you can get your brokers license.You can take the test for brokers requirements at 2 years but have to wait 3 for the license.Our mls's do not require a REALTOR membership.Where people get confused is some states mls's are owned by NAR and they dictate membership for access.

It's often dictated by the time it takes to get an appraisal completed which might vary from market to market.

If one is lending one’s own money, or a fund’s money, on residential property with one to four units, one may need to be licensed depending on the State the property is located.Many hard money lenders are confused and believe it is not the property type that dictates licensing, but rather the occupancy status, e.g. owner occupied versus non-owner occupied.

Business owners should always try to dictate the relationship’s terms by using their own contract.

Only your accountant can tell you this, because your whole return will dictate how some things are handled.

Putting aside the issues with the agent's behavior for a moment and looking solely at the contract: Tues 3/27 you signed a Purchase Agreement that dictated you had 48 hours or until EOD two days from singing to submitted an EM check. 

I would then allow the Education Secretary to dictate specific degree programs that qualify for federal student loans.

@Randy Day The land is an asset of her grandpa and the proceeds  of the sale will have to go to the heirs as dictated by a will or by how the state divides it if no will(Probate).