(h) For another person, and for commission, money, or otherthing of value, promotes the sale, exchange, purchase, option,rental, or leasing of real estate, a time share, or a business or itsgoodwill, inventory, or fixtures, whether or not the businessincludes real property.

I finally received a much need promotion about half a year back, I have been saving up some funds.

Handing someone a gift is a courtesy that doesn't promote a relationship.

Rick,Check out this great post by Steve Babiak The Essential Guide on How To Build and Promote Your Buyer's ListYou can always post an ad on craigslist 'Looking for cash buyers', also networking with other wholesalers and at your REI club is another great way to find buyersGood luck

I found a lot of his processes to be very people friendly and all about promoting and creating "long term, good tenants".

Do you have a website that you drive traffic to in the hopes of promoting your services and ultimately moving property?

You May have been to a Guru seminar if..........You believe brokers will continually submit deals to you although you have no capitalYou believe lenders look at the property ONLY when considering whether to lend you money, so that your multiple bankruptcies, credit score of 490, and $80,000 in credit card debt won't matterYou think that commercial real estate sellers will accept post dated checks for $100 as sufficent earnest money.You believe no seller is sharp enough to see through the numerous “weasel” clauses you put into your purchase contractsYou are persuaded that the only difference between a $1000 transaction and a $1,000,000 transaction are the amount of 0'sYou believe everyone who critsizes your plan is jealeous and wants to see you failYou believe that 20 years of hands on experience, a four year college degree in real estate and yearly mandatory education seminars can be trumped by the “intense training” 3 day seminar you just paid $7000 for.You believe that the $7000 you just borrowed on your newly increased credit line to pay for that seminar is an “investment”You can't believe people actually wasted $80,000 and four years of their life learning “useless” information in collegeYou believe assembling your real estate “team” is your key to success and a necessary first stepYou believe you can actually contract with the best “players” in the industry although you have no experience, capital, or track recordYou believe that once you find the deal that fits the formula money will come to youYou believe that your Guru has provided you with exclusive information on how to find “bargain” dealsYou believe one in a life time “steals” are an everyday occuranceYou believe you can be successful working “the system” on just weekends and holidaysYou believe the Guru got rich by actually doing real estate deals rather than by using a slick promotional sales and training systemYou believe the personnel provided to assist you are actually real estate investors who actually have experience and knowledge and aren't just some failed salesman reading from a scriptYou believe you're the first person to think of using BiggerPockets as your source of wholesale leads or to build a buyer listYou believe wholesaling is investingYou think the term is “whole selling” not wholesaling.

Will it promote suburban sprawl, since having a long commute will not be as stressful?

You'll usually find folks defend what they do as they have a vested interest, they may be involved in this subject matter, it might be simply to save face or promote business practices, consider where motivations are from.As to KMP comment on Grant's RMLO experience/qualification.

Just chatting people up, handing out promotional materials, etc. on a strictly commissioned basis.