But I thought I had a legitimate shot at getting a finder's fee for that $1,000 by submitting 1 deal a month into Deal Genie.So, fingers crossed that the BP community finds my deals good enough to recoup my $1,000.

Don't forget that someday the question could legitimately be "What if...

Take the pictures with you for the move out inspections so you have legitimate comparisons.

They had a pre-qualification letter from a Credit Union I checked them out and they look legitimate.

If so charge a fee to enter the hunting preserve.Plant trees along the shores and down some in the water to make fish hiding spots for anglers.Sponsor drag-boat races once a month.Rental pedal boats, call it courtship lake and have a wedding venue for rent with a view of the lake.Sell it to the YMCA to use as a summer swimming camp.If you own the land adjacent, build on that.Easier fish to fry than this project.Just my 2 cents...

Is this legitimate?

In my case, I'm both a self employed (with a seperate IRA) and have a beneficiary IRA which Mom had started taking RMDs.How can one legitimately take out rental income out of these investments?

I think it's legitimate to charge an additional fee for that, convenience stores used to do that all the time.

If you're solely raising capital for a fee you really fit most squarely in the B/D category.Note that the securities laws have also recently evolved to make "finders" a lot more legitimate. 

3, if you do pay yourself, do you have to set up an entity to legitimately receive that payment?