Here are a few things that I do for my clients, during the time I spend filling out the five lines:THE CRITICAL ROLE OF THE REALTOR®IN THE RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONBelow is a list of more than 230 possible actions, research steps, procedures, processes, and review stages that a REALTOR® may provide in a typical, successful residential real estate transaction. .As residential real estate transactions can vary, each action, step, or process may not be mandatory in every residential transaction.

In Louisiana one of the waivers that most landlords put in their leases is as follows:"Lessee hereby waives written notice to vacate the premises and/or delivery thereof otherewise required under Article 4701 and 4731 of the Louisiana Code of Civil procedures and article 2713 of Louisiana Civil Code.

If certain elections and procedures are not properly followed in your first year of doing business, you could find yourself subject to a high rate of withholding on the gross income from your activities, versus paying a lower tax rate on your net income. 

In general "cooling off periods" are things that need to be considered and you'll want to demonstrate procedures for ensuring that site visitors are accredited.  

That is pretty standard operating procedure with most good Realtors.

A hardship package has to be sent and specific steps according to the loss mitigation procedures are supposed to be followed.  

This one just cost you $800 because he didn't know the correct inspection procedure. 

It's good to be creative and work with an attorney who really understands the laws and the local procedures in the states and counties where you are buying.

You are asking a third party to make you whole from any losses that you should incur through a lack of due diligence on your part - you chose to forego a title search & insurance procedure before you bought, and it would be unreasonable for the insurance company to protect you against claims that you could have/should have known before you spent your money. 

I wonder if this is the standard procedure with Fannie Mae?