A little about me: Just turned 31, live in Los Angeles working as a Director of commercial property management for a large international private real estate group that owns, manages, and develops commercial and residential real estate. 

If I am doing all the work and the broker is getting 50% for just sitting in his chair it doesn't seem very fair. 

folks... last time I was in this situation I was getting very nervous, when I tried to dial seller's phone, by the time I get to the seventh digit I would just quit. finally, I mustered enough courage and told her my number. and when she accepted I flipped over from my chair and spelled the coffee. hardly believed it!!.

How about signing a note devised to fund a Charitable Remainder Trust from a non-profit to build a low-mod housing development and having the seller provide 100% financing then, in addition, kicking in 50k to fund the non-profit, to pay expenses, the executive director (me)..........show of hands.....anyone?  

Every one of the units that were for people in wheelchairs had the lower cabinet countertops, wider doors, ramps if necessary, either a large space to wheel into for a shower or one of those side panel opening tubs, lower sinks in bathrooms, some had assistance swing arms for using the toilet (not everyone of the tenants required this feature and was quite expensive to order and maintain), washer and dryers that were spaced just slight to allow someone in a wheel chair access to both when both doors were open. 

Despite three generations of consuming U.S.A. television drama, we remain substantially less litigious here in Canada ... you generally have to do something rather egregious to get sued.Officers/directors of a company remain responsible for the conduct of the company - as the primary or single owner of an investment holding company you would also be an officer of the company.  

Contact them and speak to their program Directors.

All these arm-chair lawyers' guesses are worth exactly what youre paying for them.Real estate investing is a profession.

Electric wheel chairs and segways for everyone. 1960s also here we come.

My last job as a Finance Director was "Degree Required."