But once you have a great team your business will run, operate and be 100 times more successful than getting any random person off the street.Unfortunately, in this business there are a lot of lazy people who want rewards but do not want to work hard for it.Sorry this was so long but it's been really important in my business.

Reward your network - Once you know who works for you can customize what you give them.

It never made sense to me to go after a deal where the margins are that tight - seems like high risk / low reward... nice to get some reaffirmation.

A good profit is the reward for being aggravated ;)

Originally posted by @Jon Klaus: Put them on your credit card, get the miles, and pay off the card.I don't do miles, but always on the card and get the associated "rewards".Also just got a few new business lines with 18 month 0% so it would have been nice to get a big tax deduction in 2013 that I wouldn't have to actually pay until 2015

Lastly, working with a lender that loans based on as-is value, normally will reward you with much better rates, lower points and longer terms, than your more traditional hard money lenders are going to give you.  

You need to experience some of the frustrations as well as the rewards and then determine if you can make a living on straight commission.

Worked like a charm, and now I live off my rentals and get to play on the internet, take nice walks, extended lunch outings, etc.

From those profits I'd take 60% towards your next flip project, 35% towards Buy and Hold and 5% to your pocket for a nice reward :) This strategy keeps you doing what you know well.

I hope you find being a member here are rewarding as its been for me.