The culture there supports a high standard of work ethic and the Latin family support system educating then young people with trade skills (you wont see family units teaching trade skills in Cedar Park or any other hipster location).

I traded in my old 2013 truck for a used 2020 truck. 

The SELLER or current owner of the home who could not use a realtor, has absolutely no knowledge, skill, or understanding of the process of selling a house seems disturbed by me earning to much of a profit.The paperwork is at the lawyers office for pre-foreclosure to begin.

My wife and I traded an hour of listening time.

That's the elusive purple leopard of the day . . . and without skilled execution even the best deal and the greatest money will have zilch to show for it.So, what you can do to justify a 50/50 split is . . . bring the deal and execute it with the utmost integrity and excellence. 

Trades are BUSY.

Not asking for anything in return outside of knowledge and willing to help out as trade to have the opportunity to learn everything there is to know about syndicating deals and how to operate as efficiently as possible.I'm local to Chicago and have investments in Traverse City Michigan and will be closing on 4 duplexes in Milwaukee next month. 

. ⏰ The average worker trades 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, and does that for 30+ years in exchange for heavily taxed dollars 🤯🤯🤯Passive real estate investing allows you to pool your money with other investors in a syndication to buy a property that will provide you all a return.

If they are actually really good at what they do 20-30% is totally fair and is a good trade for me. 

That will vary, based on your skills, what is available where the property is and the severity of the slope and mold.