I am fairly sure we are charged a lower percentage of rent than you quoted but they are very well compensated on our units as the units average ~$16k/month rent with near 100% occupancy.We are fairly happy with Vacasa and not contemplating changing PMs.  

With this information, a good agent can negotiate down the price for you AND negotiate their own commission into the deal (in the event that the seller is not willing to compensate the agent).2.

Compensation DOE, base + bonus 

If the guest disturb your neighbors in the middle of the night with music or anything, or smoke, or drug or bringing prostitutes to your place, etc... there is no compensation and basically no penalty for the guests.

As lower purchase priced property’s are what the majority of investors look for ($20k-50k) the compensation after broker fees is very little.

Again, other might feel differently here.b) Skin in the game: as a conservative investor, I understand that the dirty secret of industries that the waterfall compensation is in the line with me and incentivizes sponsors to take more risk.

The outage lasted a couple hours so they just went down to the dock and enjoyed the lake.Everybody is different and you have to read the individual to see what if any compensation you might want to offer based on the situation.I still got a 5 star review. 

We have tabled the discussion of my compensation - I told him I wanted to wait till I was knowledgeable and productive enough to make meaningful contributions to his business.    

My other tenant in a different property upgraded the landscaping and fencing to their own liking and never requested compensation.

The QI/broker combo is not a normal situation (for the reason Dave mentioned).To answer your broker vs RIA question… The major difference is scope of potential services and compensation structure.An RIA is structured to actively manage money, and as such, they get paid a percentage of AUM (assets under management).