Partnering with a bird dog.

[Jonathan Loosle]

I've spent a lot of time figuring out what is the best way for me to get started in real estate. I've decided since I don't have the money to invest in real estate myself that I want to find deals for others and essentially sell them them the contract for a percentage of the profits. (I didn't want to wholesale because I discovered I can send a lot of buyers and sellers to realtors as long as I got a real estate license which will be completed shortly.)

However, my hang up is how much should I be asking investor's for since my only intent is to find the property, and then assign it into a new partnership. The partner would be required to do all the work and potentially bring the money for the project. What do you think is a fair split as a finders fee, and should this be different for a fix & flip vs a rental?

[Aaron K.]

So you want to wholesale, but for equity?  Probably not going to happen but It would have to be a really low percentage, especially for a rental.  You might be able to make it happen on a flip if you agree to list it for free though.