I'm still working on the idea that we have a significant amount of collateral and would compensate them for doing their due diligence.

In the past I've brought together buyers and sellers through friendships and mutual contacts without conflict and compensation never realizing this could be a potential business for me.

Also how does compensation typically work?

The state could see him as an employee stating that he is being compensated $100 per month for the work he is doing. 

So earlier this year while trying to come across an investor friendly agent and one that might let me use their MLS , i had a knock knock moment where i realized i like my job i have now but its really a dead end job and even though im compensated fairly I just need to start working on a career.

If you are just passing along your cost, or cost plus a little more to compensate for the foregone business, then I think 50/50 makes sense.

If you are a great bank customer, keep big compensating balances, and have a loan history with them, all banks will bend over backwards.  

The seller must compensate you for taking on the extra risk/headache of a foundation issue.

I thought it only fair to compensate him for that.

Is the finder being compensated as a ‘bird dog’ by the buyer?