Most older homes here don't have garages so that is one bonus.

I also pay a $250 bonus if I am buying the house and a $100 bonus if they successfully get the bank to pay for the short sale fee.

After that week, agent loses their bonus and we go with one of two tracks:1.

The added bonus of this approach is that I get a larger mortgage (which allows me to control a larger property) at a super low rate.

It is romantic to think you can pass that fee on to the borrower in some fashion but even borrowers who need/want seller finance know what points are, would you sign up for 4% or 5%?

I would consider any money made only as a bonus to learning strategies to go off and do it on my own.

Getting traffic is just a bonus!

For a project we need to finish quickly I throw in a good bonus to get it done on time.He finished a job for me once that basically saved me $6,000 as it was necessary to get the property to code to close immediately or lose the deal.However, I have used temps to do whole house carpet rip outs & wall/kitchen tear outs & the ever horrible basement clean outs.

I am not referring to the lender who you might get a loan with for the report to purchase.I am talking about a banking institution that is looking at whether or not to foreclose on a property they have a loan on.I run into this with commercial property when I am doing short sales.The bank will order full appraisals every 2 to 3 months or so and the environmental I would put weight on how old the report is from.The phase 1 reports I have been provided by the asset managers on these short sales are very detailed by a professional company (some up to 60 pages long or longer).The point is you can get a copy of this report sometimes which is a bonus for a buyer looking to purchase.After viewing a report a buyer can decide if they want to pay for a more involved report or pay for another phase 1 by a different party.

For bonus points, you can talk to any groups that you're a part of -- like your local real estate club -- about BP and why they should join up.4 - Invite your friends and colleagues - Whether you do so by #3 above or if you use our system's Invite Colleagues function (found in the Network menu), bringing new users to join the site is a great way to give back and help.5 - Link to BiggerPockets from your blog or website - There's no better way to endorse a website online than by linking to it from your own website or blog.