If you can provide 2 or 3 sentences on the topic, particularly "why" the term was used for promotional purposes, please post here or use the contact info in my profile.

We also pay referral fees.

My partners and I are seeking active real estate agents in the Las Vegas area any referrals would be greatly appreciated.To your continued success!  

In compliance to BP policy the post was removed because it was promoting my books.

Hello BP Community,I recently got my real estate license and I'm looking to get some business cards to start promoting myself.

Frank invests his Self-Directed IRA funds into a real estate project that his development company will be involved in order to secure the contract Ryan uses his Self-Directed IRA funds to invest in his son’s business that is in financial trouble David uses his Self-Directed IRA funds to buy a note on a piece of property for which he is the debtor personally Conflict of Interest Prohibited TransactionsSubject to the exemptions under Internal Revenue Code Section 4975(d), a “Conflict of Interest Prohibited Transaction” generally involves one of the following: 4975(c)(i)(F): Receipt of any consideration by a “Disqualified Person” who is a fiduciary for his/her own account from any party dealing with the IRA in connection with a transaction involving income or assets of the IRA Jay invests his Self-Directed IRA funds into a corporation in which he manages and controls but owns a small interest in Betty uses her Self-Directed IRA funds to loan money to a company she owns a small interest in but manages and controls the daily operations of the company Sally uses her Self-Directed IRA to lend money to a business that she works for in order to secure a promotion Lance uses his Self-Directed IRA funds to invest in a real estate fund that he manages and where his management fee is based on the total value of the fund’s assets. 

It is an investment of moneyThere is an expectation of profits from the investmentThe investment of money is in a common enterpriseAny profit comes from the efforts of a promoter or third party

I met the realtor through a referral from another realtor in another town.

If you Really think you want a referral fee for the contractor (questionable in my mind), then your contractor needs to pay you a referral fee, building it into his price.

I'm also offering a $500 referral for any leads you send my way that successfully closes"7.)