I have first hand seen the FA s in the US market these high commission deals.. much like mortgage brokers getting bonus's for selling pic a payment loans and subprime loans.

You could test the commission component by having the agent only remarks offer a bonus to the selling agent if the property sells within a certain time frame.You could also have a discussion with your listing broker about his/her willingness to adjust his/her fee if the property doesn't sell by a certain time and you have to reduce the price.

You can think of any increase in your occupancy above that estimated vacancy as bonus cash-flow that proves you're a better operator than the next guy.

@Alex Franks its actually just outside the city limits, which is another bonus as far as not having to deal with the RH zoning dept.  

We give bonuses/rebates for years they stay with us, or referrals, etc...We have recently started an ALL-STAR of the month award..

And, ya, as a landlord this means you go-to lender might be willing to help you avoid the $25 credit pull fee you charge potential tenants if you wish (it'll be an auth form they sign instead of a $25 check they write).Something that's also a nice bonus with this: If you meet a lender that "can't" give you a quote or any information based on reading a credit report without actually pulling it, that means you've found a dummy that doesn't know how to function without his software, and thus can eliminate him from your pool of potential lenders right off the bat because she or he ALSO isn't going to be able to handle your "I own 5 investment properties, 3 are in an LLC" scenario (mortgage software mostly kind of sucks at these deals, and frequently needs to have the human override bat swung at it... which means you need to be able to do it with a pen/paper/calculator or you shouldn't be doing it at all).

I'm a bit suspicious that your cousin might be on some bonus reward system from 101Financial, by "recruiting" others?...

Might have low hassles to LL is one bonus.

Appreciation is more of a bonus for me.

Building equity and net worth is a nice bonus too.