@Scott TrenchAnd BP will pay @Kalen Jordan royalties/licensing for that idea.

I really bought into the whole be, then do, to have culture of KW and started seeing the difference in my closings.For those of you who don't know, KW works on a commission split with a royalty cap and a commission cap.

@Cara Lonsdale, If only I could remember where my royalty checks were :)

Rent paid with landlord and any franchise royalty fees can suck away most of your profits.You also need to look at what your expected return is.

(rent, royalties, licenses, dividends, etc.).

You pay a 6% royalty until you cap on that.

They also have a decent split for new licensees: 70/30 with the broker and a 6% royalty to KW.  

@Michael MozieFlipping houses is considered a business and if done on a frequent basis would not be 100% sheltered under the umbrella of a self-directed retirement plan.Such plans are fully tax sheltered when receiving passive income, which includes interest, dividends, royalties, and rent from real property.When a tax-exempt entity is engaging in a trade or business on a regular or repeated basis, then a tax known as UBIT (Unrelated Business Income Tax) applies to the gains.  

Passive income includes interest, dividends, royalties and rent from real property, or the sale of an asset that has been held to provide passive income.Flipping houses within a tax-sheltered entity is not entirely tax-sheltered, however, if such activity is engaged in on a regular or repeated basis.  

I worked in oil & gas accounting for three years: I saw how those royalties can add up fast!