Bonus points if they have investment properties of their own. 

If you are looking for properties, and find a good deal, you can sell it, and make a commission, and 2nd bonus is you make investor friends so when its time for you to invest you have partners.

BONUS *Buyer's agents usually do not cost you a dollar!

Yes, this property has been continuously producing (well I set the distribution 🤣) 8% coc and at the end of the year 2021, after building 6 figure capex reserve purely from the cashflow(we needed cuz the bank capex line of credit was almost gone), still had some left over money, so we distributed it as a year end bonus which brought 2021 coc return to closed to 10%.

HSA Bonus depreciation The Book on Tax Strategies for theSavvy Real Estate Investor: Powerful techniques anyone can use todeduct more, invest smarter, and pay far less to the IRS.

Bonus points for kayaks/paddleboards, etc.  

Double bonus if you can rent out enough units or spaces to completely cover your cost of living. 

Hello BiggerPockets Community,As a private money lender, I've seen the transformative power of fix-and-flip projects.

A key factor to consider is whether the positive developments are strong enough to transform the broader areas.

I’m looking at a 20k bonus later this year (which my wife wants us to pay down debt with) but I think I’m going to use that to get started.