B won't deal with A any longer if A did push it.When you hear about these cases paying off is when a seller terminates a contract and turns around and sells to a buyer who was shown the property by the agent that was cut out or was the procuring cause of the sale.This clause in a listing agreement is there to protect the listing agent and broker in those cases, not as a punishment to get even with a seller who was informed by his sister-in-law that she could do the listing on a co-broke arrangement with one of her buddies who is in the area.

People get punished severely because of this LOL

.—(1) It is unlawful for any person, with intent to defraud the owner of real property, to engage in equity skimming, which is, to:(a) Purchase, within a 3-year period, two or more single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, three-family dwellings, or four-family dwellings, or a combination thereof, that are subject to a loan that is in default at the time of purchase or within 1 year after the time of purchase, which loan is secured by a mortgage or deed of trust;(b) Fail to make payments under the mortgage or deed of trust as the payments become due, regardless of whether the purchaser is obligated on the loan; and(c) Apply, or authorize the application of, rents from such dwellings for the person’s own use.(2) A violation of subsection (1) constitutes a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.History.

I have a number of doctors in my market that are some of the major landlords of single-family and small, multi-family rentals that I can only imagine are squandering away money and opportunity.Then there are others that are wowed by what they see on HGTV and decide to try their hand at it only to get punished. 

A "delayed finance" loan is really a cash-out refinance BUT, in most circumstances, you don't get punished like you would on a c/o refinance.

It doesn't punish you based on how you finance the deal.To add financing in, you want two numbers: cash flow and cash on cash:Cash flow = NOI - Debt ServiceCash on Cash = Cash Flow / Cash Into Deal You can also look at debt service ratios, which banks look at a lot to see what ratio your income is compared to your debt service (most banks look for at least a 1.2):Debt Service Ratio: NOI / Annual Debt Service

In all or any account, it is your fault, hiring from home depot or off the street is a basic common sense, and having a minor work on your construction zone is a punishable offense, if they get injured, hospital bills are all on you.

Code section 1341]:“Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, or to sell, dispose of, loan, exchange, alter, give away, distribute, supply, or furnish or procure for unlawful use any counterfeit or spurious coin, obligation, security, or other article, or anything represented to be or intimated or held out to be such counterfeit or spurious article, for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice or attempting so to do, places in any post office or authorized depository for mail matter, any matter or thing whatever to be sent or delivered by the Postal Service, or deposits or causes to be deposited any matter or thing whatever to be sent or delivered by any private or commercial interstate carrier, or takes or receives therefrom, any such matter or thing, or knowingly causes to be delivered by mail or such carrier according to the direction thereon, or at the place at which it is directed to be delivered by the person to whom it is addressed, any such matter or thing, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.”Denial of Rights of Excessive bail or fines and cruel punishment forbidden.

I'd say they do make sure the punishment fits the crime, if they find other bad deeds or that the bad ones have a long list of offenses I'd bet they get it a bit harder.As to the good ones, do you mean more skilled, the ones who can value and estimate deals, that don't leave sellers hanging, those kind of good ones?

Also, if you want to claim that many other states punishe this as a felony, I am going to need each and every state you claim does so, and their enabling statutes, to confirm.