Only licensed brokers can market a property.would imagine as long as the compensation is on the settlement statement you should be fine.

I just got a settlement statement back from the title company on a property we're buying subject to.

Shop around for utilities if you are paying for it.Shop around for dumpsters line up the contractors to do all maintenance requests or upgrades you need to do.get ready to Install motion lights outside prepare ownership change letters to tenantscopies of keys copies of all leases (should have got in DD)Ask the lender and title company to provide you with the final Settlement statement so you see which other costs to expect. 

@Josiah Collins, Costs of the sale can be paid with proceeds but must be on the settlement statement as costs of the sale. 

They can, and will, but you have to get the settlement statements a few days early, so you can get the title co the check, and they have time to verify the check is valid.

TaxesInsuranceMortgageLoan acquisition costs (settlement fees etc.)Utilities during rehabMileageRepairsCapital expenditures (detail what it is & cost for each because different life for each)Meals MarketingService / laborOther / misc.

You’re going to want to settle at mediation because a court case will cost you more in legal fees than the mediation settlement, even if you are exonerated.

My question comes in while reading IRS Publication 527 Page 7 there is a section that says "The following are settlement fees and closing costs you can’t include in your basis in the property."

Originally posted by @Shawn Bowen:... and a local business license for that countyIn four years of doing this in Virginia I have never had to provide a business license to a settlement company or lender. 

We pointed out that we already offered more than they originally asked for, contract stated they were responsible for providing all utilities through settlement, and they understood they were responsible but weren't going to handle it, but they allowed me to have repairs done before closing and have the contractor paid from their funds from settlement.