I am currently working with Investors and would love to meet and network with investors and other real estate professionals all over the country.

Our Texas buyer/tenant rep agreements have a clause that states the broker will attempt to collect the commission from the seller/owner, but if he's unable to do so, the client agrees to pay the specified commission.

Agree with what others wrote that its a very subjective number and everyone has their own personal targets. 

I agree with @Paul Choate.

Do you agree I should write a personal check for $1,242 to get them whole?  

I agree with @Frank Chin.  

The encroachment agreement has nothing specific to a change in ownership but as I said before the subparagraph "binding effect, recordation" states the following:"it is agreed by record owner, her heirs, successors and assigns here to this agreement will be recorded in the office of the blank County North Carolina register of deeds.

A lot of eyes are on the midwest these days so I thought I’d put an offer out there for all the BP folks around the country who have their eye on Cleveland, Ohio.I’ve personally placed a major bet on Cleveland as an upcoming city for long term buy-and-holds and I have plenty of reasons why.

But assuming you complied with your duty to provide the written list, I would say most lawyers will agree that the maximum penalty amount you need to pay is double the amount that you "wrongfully withheld."

You did not agree to paying $1 per 2x4 stud, or $4 per stud, you agreed to paying $xxxxx for the scope of work to be completed.