In Florida a sales associate can share their commission as long as you fully disclose it to all parties but I'm confused with the following statement in my pre-licensing course:A sales associate wants to give the associate's split of the commission to the buyer because the buyer is the associate's nephew.

I don't focus on that or leasing commissions as money is too small.

My wife and I are a real estate team so our commission went into the initial investment into the deal.

I would like to go with a flat fee mls listing service but am afraid buyer's agents can make out that I went with a service like this and since I'm saving the commission on listing agent, make offers lowered by such amount.

Unless you need the agent for something in particular the barrier to entry for becoming one is low in AZ, and you will save on commission.

When you have to figure out there is a good chance there will never be any appreciation, you have to be careful on your exit plan..... you are gonna eat $$ when you sell it eventually...... fix to get sale ready......closing costs...agent commission....all those years of "cash flowing" may be gone real quick once those expenses are paid off.With more risk there has to be more reward...... $200/month with something that will never appreciate isn't much reward for that risk..... for me at least....

He pocketed a hefty commission and quickly sold his place. 

Don't worry so much about commission split in the beginning.  

You could pay them hourly to complete tasks for you but paying a commission if you do a deal is a big NO NO.

You would be providing them a service by giving them the full commission by not bringing in another agent, which means she would probably be willing to take you through the process and make sure the purchase isn’t a nightmare.