Total transparency is the name of the game, and if folks aren't cool with all of that, we shake hands and part amicably.

I am interested to see how things shake out over the next 5 yrs.  

Here's my answer...all the time:  I shake my head in disbelief, look up to the Heavens, and say, "NO".Why?  

@Darren Sager taught me about Shake Shack in NYC.

Looked at buying a Steak N Shake, other businesses etc. but it's just too time consuming etc. 

Just like you can't drink a slimfast shake for breakfast and then have a whole large pizza and a 2 liter bottle of coke for lunch and expect to lose weight; you also can't just put up three "we buy houses" bandit signs and send out 50 yellow postcards and then not follow up an any leads or even worse not get any leads and then give up because you didn't become a millionaire overnight.I'm not advocating gurus.

Well, this question makes me shake my head for a different reason.If you are doing an assignment, of course the buyer knows your assignment fee, since he has to sign an assignment of contract agreement where he Agrees to your assignment fee!

In the mean time start practicing shaking hands.