I understand that the listing agent should be compensated for submitting my bid and completing the paperwork that will ensue should my bid get accepted, but $1250 seems excessive.

Let them know that if they can find a buyer for you, that you will throw a big party for all (or other compensation that you may be able to work out).

I only care about my net price and do not really care how the compensation is split between the wholesaler who has my contact information and the wholesaler who identified the opportunity.

Jon: So if I offer a commission or compensation to a PM, wont that have the company the PM is working for questioning and wanting the compensation themselves?

most of the time they don't cover hvac , keep in mind the agent usually gets part of the warranty fee for selling it to you, you could ask the seller to provide the warranty the reason why the agent probably presented it to you because he/she wants to be the one to receive compensation for it if I were you I would tell your agent to make the sale contingent on the seller providing the warranty , most sellers would be happy to provide a warranty to get the home sold.Goodluck,Adrian Williams

Of course we do what we can to compensate with road side frontage etc. but online presence is our greatest asset. 

Compensating agents based on a straight percentage of sale commission is a bad compensation system too IMO...but I don't want to hijack!

@Kody BroussardThe issue is whether the LLC the family members are investing into with will be viewed as a disqualified party to their IRA's, or if there is direct or indirect benefit between the IRA and a disqualified party.Chief among disqualified parties to an IRA are lineal family, parents, grandparents, children & grandchildren - or an entity like a business or trust controlled by family.Since you describe this as "your" LLC and you are putting together the entity and likely receiving compensation, then this LLC would most likely be viewed as disqualified to their IRA accounts.  

It is true that you cannot receive any compensation from the retirement account for your management and that your duties must be administrative in nature.

(3) All agents or brokers entitled to compensation from theproceeds of the property that is sold.