You do seem kind and generous, giving back $ to the tenants in form of monetary gifts.But wouldnt lottery tickets likely offend persons of an anti-gambling faith?

The harm beside damaged credit would be monetary harm.

If you befriend an agent and maybe offer them a small monthly monetary fee for that access, your chances my increase (WIIFM).

Our friend has no monetary risk and his investment is his time.

It is much better to negotiate for monetary compensastion, ie - a lower contract price.As mentioned by others - be reasonable.

That’s why I would never recommend joining up simply for the monetary benefit though.

The value was not only in monetary form for me.My father is an architect, electrician, carpenter, plumber and knows pretty much everything in regards to construction.This was my time to learn.

Besides the monetary benefits, are there reasons to pursue this or avoid it. 

“It was 45 years ago, on Aug. 15, 1971, when President Richard Nixon announced that the decades-old monetary system that had controlled the U.S. dollar—and thus the world’s currency values—for more than three decades just wasn’t working anymore.

So when I buy I make sure I have worst case scenario and it MUST have an exit (dump) price to avoid a monetary loss.