I like to think of myself as a fairly common sense type of person.  As

I can't speak for Maryland (Even though I live here now)  but in Florida it would not be illegal to pay the bonus/referral fee to a non licensed person (as long are you are also not licensed as a real estate agent)  but it would be illegal for them to receive it.

Too many people are mad at GW and can't figure out that a different person isn't the same person as GW.You can't judge a politician by anything they do or say when they are running.

Business cards are not like Hallmark greeting cards although you want them to capture the person’s attention and peak his/her interest.

They are not only looking at the property but at you as a person as well.

@Greg Sonnier If you use a partnership /LLC/or other entity with your IRA and a “disqualified person” as the other party you are correct you will have to use a non-recourse loan and UBIT will most likely be required.

I can't take credit for this, my buddy did a deal with this same person a few years ago and I'm following his lead, only with financing, which makes it even better using leverage.

Sub-contract/Pay-Per-Service an individual cleanerHire an individual person as a cleaner.

Youtube University has tons of folks that have gone through the same situations you may come across.I didn't have solid friends when I was little and was pretty quite, shy and super conservative to fit the "good little girl" persona as is the same for many females.

@Stephen Barton sometimes things fail, ideas fail , deals fail, people fail you but that doesn't make a person a failure.