Integrity goes a long way.You can also give a very generous closing gift, offer additional information/services post-closing, and/or offer a rebate for a portion of your commission at/near closing time. 

And does your calculation take into consideration the fact that an entire town can burn down, and the only assistance the government will give you is a $700 gift card? 

Would there be gift taxes involved as well? 

Not to discourage you further, but CA has so many little intricate details to running a business with lots of extra taxes or fees.

I'll need you to sign a basic NDA and I'm happy to gift you a $50 amazon gift card for your help. 

Together, let's navigate the intricate landscape of property deals and unearth the hidden gems waiting to yield substantial returns.

Or is this just a theoretical way to gift an asset, but on paper it remains in the parent (grandparent/ gifter's) name?   

He claimed that if we would just spend $2k on the backyard he would "increase the value of the house between 35-40%".I got him a $100 gift card to Armstrong garden just to play nice.

Also, I'm not sure what other assets your parents own and the size of their estate, but there is a major change coming to estate tax laws in 2026, that depending on the size of their estate, gifting may be something to consider while the exemptions are high, which comes with its own sets of pros/cons.  

Purchase price: $170,000 We turned a gift from a family member into our first real estate investment.