My contractors get bonuses when I sell a house, so they have incentives to finish quickly and with high quality.

You can pay a flat fee or hourly, and salary plus bonus.To get a great outcome for both parties, I suggest the following:If you need data entry, research or input, I would recommend you pay by the project with a flat fee, a time limit and review of the work before you pay.If you need someone to Cold or Warm call, or to Follow up on leads, pay them a small salary with huge bonuses.

They do offer profit sharing within the company so it has some bonus structure.

For the addition of new appliances, flooring, blinds and stuff you can do a 5yr depreciation and get a first year bonus as well.  

The reason why I'm leaning towards going with Chase bank for a home loan is because they allow for me to put 15% down instead of the opposed 20% for a conventional loan and the house I'm under contract with qualifies for a $5000 grant as a first time home buyer (meaning that Chase Bank will cover $5000 of all fees) Which is a HUGE BONUS.

The reason why I'm leaning towards going with Chase bank for a home loan is because they allow for me to put 15% down instead of the opposed 20% for a conventional loan and the house I'm under contract with qualifies for a $5000 grant as a first time home buyer (meaning that Chase Bank will cover $5000 of all fees) Which is a HUGE BONUS.

Then set a firm number that I wouldn't take a penny less for..... anything above would just be a "bonus".Then I'd talk to a CPA about what my tax situation would be if I sold in 1 year, 5 years, 10 years...

Am I entitled to the tax benefits of bonus depreciation?

And I am not joking, I have put this out many times, even offered a bonus reward if the OP took me up on it.

Won't say 100% you can't negotiate, I'd say it's a bonus, but don't expect it.Chances are you will not actually get to bid on a property with a mortgage on it.