She's getting two commissions and she's offended? From what you described, part of her loyalties suddenly changed to get this deal together on her terms to get her full commission. Sparkels at the risk of getting into another debate over commissions. She is not getting two commission. She will be doing "both sides of the transaction". 2 sides of the deal and only 1% in realty for the buy side. There are no other agents involved so she will be handleing the selling side and the buying side. It is in fact, double work. You found the buyer, not her. The buyer approached YOU, so really, she should reduce her commission. The buyer was found because of the efforts of the realtor. He said he picked up my flyer and still wanted to see/buy my house. This was part of the marketing of the realtor. He wouldnt have known her house was on the market without, postcards, flyers, signs, ads, from the realtor.

You may want to rethink going to the city/county to report that your home is full of unpermitted work... could open up a big can of worms. The OP wrote: "I am getting pissed off that the victim in situations like this is hung out there by everyone, and no one will help. Literally no one. Not the Gov, not the AQMD, not anyone. They all have their hand out." If you learn one important thing from this experience, it should be that the government and it's agencies are not there to help you. They are there to reduce an individuals freedom and to maximize their control over these individuals. Your best ally is YOU and the internet. If it were my house, I would buy a gas mask and stick a fan in the attic vent blowing out and carefully remove the stuff. People get sick from this stuff if exposed to it over years and years, not from being exposed to it for an hour during a removal. And most of the people that worked around it never do get sick. The investor has no obligation to disclose this to any seller, because it was never their primary residence. The inspector is limited to damages of the cost of the inspection, the RE agent is not responsible to know code or how HVAC ducting should be done, and I bet the HVAC company taped the end of the cut asbestos before they inserted the duct work into the new duct. Did YOUR real estate agent advise you to contact the county to see if permits were pulled? After all, you both knew it was a rehab job. Lastly, before acting only on emotions and getting state agencies involved, you really have to consider the ramifications of doing so... after all, California is the most regulated and less free state in the Union. I do wish you a quick and stress free fix. And you may want to go to the doctors to get that chronic sore throat and chest pains looked at.

There is no good reason that I can think of to set up a deal this way. First, you will pay more for the home, as there is this middle man. And the middle man is not doing anything for you here. In fact, it will complicate the entire deal for you as far as communicating with the builder all of the details that go into a custom build. If he wants to build a spec home and sell it, then so be it. But there is nothing in it for you to have him involved in a custom built home. And there is no way that a resale contract with a "ton" of addendum will equate to a new construction contract. Offer him a fair amount for the lot, and see where it goes from there.

If it's in Florida, paint it white or cream. It needs to reflect the light. Dark colors will fade and absorb the heat. Use an elastomeric paint, extra mills thick. It's designed for masonry and stucco. Sherwin Williams makes a good one. Get rid of those stupid shutters. Paint the brick wall out front a dark grey. Paint the front door a bright tropical fruit color. New lanterns for the wall. New house numbers. Window boxes with flowers. Cut the grass. Add some plant in front of the wall. You are done out front. It's a flip.