Referral Fee

[James Maher]

I am looking for houses in my area, and was sent a list by someone.  She charges a $1000 referral fee to the buyer per purchase.  I personally don't have a problem paying that, but I of course factor it into my acquisition costs of the property.  Is this pretty standard?  She basically has a list of seller financed properties that aren't listed on any other service, so I really only have access to them because of her.