Homeowners that aren't smart enough to figure this out deserve exactly what they get. 

Everyone comes on here to take take take and some will mask their true intentions to try to manipulate people for their own needs.If anyone is stupid enough to just hand over hundreds of thousands of dollar to some random guy on bigger pockets, then they deserve to lose their money.

So basically your saying that it's not worth a few well deserved bucks to have someone with experience, knowledge, references maybe help you save $100s or even $1000s of $$ on a potential project that obviously your needing help on just doesn't make sense too me.

While putting up tile may not yield you the pay you think you deserve, it's a learning experience too, so what's that worth?

@Jon Holdman That's a good point about the ownership split however I have been studying syndication a lot and know that there are many syndicated deal structures out there where the sponsor puts $0 of his own money in but still gets a decent slice of the ownership (i.e. 25%) I know this comes down to experience as well but I know without a shadow of a doubt that these deals exist and are pretty comon.I mean the idea is that without the sponsor of the syndicate, there would be no deal anyway so IMO they deserve a much bigger slice of ownership than the amount of capital (if any) that they put in.I don't doubt such investments exist.

You deserve better, focus on the long term, and do your best at work, but don't kill yourself for someone else's dreams.

I just posted this on another of your CA threads @Jay Hinrichs, but I think it deserves another here... 

But these are legitimate questions that deserve some very legitimate answers, not a throw away line that don't exist.

Yes, they might be a little more expensive on first glance, but when you actually get to negotiating, you will deal with the lender and can see how much commission you find the broker deserves, and how much you can/want to afford.I have not done it yet, but for my upcoming deals out of state, I am planning to use the BP community to help me find brokers and banks in the markets I am interested in and begin working with them.I always emphasize building relationships first and then be fair and dependable and trustworthy in those relationships.

(I thought I'd put that in perspective, just in case you think you deserve better than a 50/50 ongoing cash flow to come your way).