For example, you could offer a bonus if the project is completed ahead of schedule or if they exceed your expectations in terms of quality of work.

We’d use our tax returns to buy houses, as well as re-enlistment bonus payments. 

I think offering a small hourly wage with bonus per lead and then bonus if deal closes is best win win as that way they are still incentivized to get the lead and make the calls.I would flat fee it for $X dollars per lead and $500 for every deal that closes - assuming you are closing around 20 deals a month.

Can I take 80% bonus depreciation on this $60k in 2023?

I do not like portable dishwashers and won't provide them.Providing a washer/dryer is a nice bonus because it prevents tenants from hooking them up wrong, causing damage as they move them in/out, and I can typically increase rent a little.

@Kristina PearsonThere are many unique tax laws specific to real estate such as the followsSection 121 exclusion1031 ExchangeCost segregation studyQualified Opportunity Fund(QOF)Depreciation/Bonus depreciationIt would be ideal for the person that you are working with to have an understanding of those tax laws.It also depends on how much of your tax profile is tied up with real estate - Do you just have 1 property and plan to maintain that 1 property.

Obviously experience is a bonus, but would an investor without experience be able to get financing?

Bonuses are: near running trails, RV parking, high room count.

It's all a bonus from hear on out.

When I had a full time job passive investing was a spare time “hobby”; something I did for fun and to build my investment income one day to surpass my active income and take it’s place.Let’s first define some income types:Earned Income:This includes wages, salaries, bonuses, and commissions from your job.Tax rates can vary based on your total income and the tax bracketsPassive Income:Passive income includes earnings from activities in which you don’t actively participate, such as rental income, dividends, interest, owning ATMs, etc.