I do not mind paying them a fee because they are part of my RE investing team.

My normal assignment fee is 10K but have made as little as 5K but on my largest deal I made 84K on one property (definitely a double close).

You simply find a house place it under contract then sell (assign) the contract (right to buy the house) to another buyer for a fee.

I know maitainence should be 10% plus legal fees and south Florida seems to need a 70% rule.

Can I pay each of my friends a finders fee equal to 33% of the profits of the deal?

Well, if those are the real numbers, I'd say you're getting a hell of a deal...Looks like you'd be buying with a near 17% cap rate, 30% COC return, and 31% total return...in fact, if you could turn around and sell it as a 9-cap, you could immediately turn a $250K profit (even after selling fees!)...

He gets you to sign up for a monthly fee and and an upfront fee of $395.Doesn't sound free to me.

Buying at a discount, finding hidden value in the property and fixing the issues.

My gross fee is 18k.

I would be willing to pay a small fee in order not be subjected to pop up ads.