Many times I pay them a bonus on top of their commish because I know they are not going to work for me for peanuts.

Some are $400-$500 but that is bonus.

@Andraise Scott If you can't mitigate that risk enough through tenant screening and you think a bigger financial incentive would help, maybe you could offer your tenants a bonus if they leave the house with less than $x amount of damage?

Your incentive structure aligns perfectly with your client's ;)There is also the bonus of possibly getting some extra $$ from the realtor fees or getting rid of them on your side to make your offers that much more compelling to a seller you're attempting to woo.

Therefore I have been able to turn bonus rooms and other wasted space into actual rooms.

Than when we leave we have another rental.The bonus to being able to buy houses as a personal property is they are at a lower interest and downpayment rate.

Renting out our bigger house paid for the car payment, and we moved to a fixer, which we fixed up and later sold...and we were hooked on houses.We used some strategies to save up for more houses, such as using a bonus or tax returns for a down-payment.

@Blake C.We don't provide an "bonus" for the tenants to show the property.

I would like to get into a duplex to start investing.I currently have a house that I live in 3 bed 2-1/2 bath and a bonus room atop a 2 car garage.

I hope his bonus this year isn't a house in Detroit that Josh is trying to unload.