Hi Liz,I think that this goes back to a basic financial concept of risk and reward. 

This was a really rewarding project.

I'm not a registered lender so max I could charge is 10%, so the risks are definitely not worth the reward, but maybe we could do a joint venture or figure out a way for me to get paid?   

If I fund the reno (during my lease period) and I don't end up purchasing the property, I will be out a great deal of money without receiving the reward of my extra investment.

I obviously can‘t give 10% of my profits.I’m curious what formula/standards others are using to calculate their charitable giving amounts.Thanks in advance for your input!

Getting my license and working with investors here in the Chicago market has been one of the most rewarding career choices I have ever made.

That could be OK, because they stay on my site click around browse pages and google rewards me for this.But facebook or twitter.. is horrible because if you attract the wrong traffic, people bounce and google will think your site sucks monkeyballz, and guess who will go down in ranks.That is why you want organic traffic from the right keywords.Look at my average time on page.I heard that the average time on page for investors websites is about 45 seconds.

The effort/reward ratio is too high out there. 

Mentorship is fun and rewarding and most people are saints so this guy is likely doing the best he can for you.

The ones that understand that when they do right by you, they will reap better rewards long-term are actually not as prevalent as you may think.