I want commission
I'm in sales but nothing to do with real estate. My brother in law has been looking for a commercial building to purchase for the past two years. He has an agent  but regardless they haven't found anything. 

Last week I met an elderly woman who happens to own a building with all the requirements he wanted. Better yet it had never been listed. So I put them together on a phone call, they met the next day discussed price  and my bro in law is making an offer tomorrow.  

My question is how do I get commisson?
[{"id": "f45cq3u", "text": "Are you licensed?  If not, it's illegal to get one\n\n&amp;#x200B;\n\nedit: depends on the state", "replies": [{"id": "f45diuo", "text": "It\u2019s a consulting fee", "replies": [{"id": "f4rh52g", "text": "This sounds good, but in front of licensing they don't always look at it that way. It's not without risk.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f45dd8f", "text": "Tell your brother in law to give you 6% of the purchase price under the table.  Cash money.", "replies": [{"id": "f46rzw4", "text": "6% purchase commission? I\u2019ve never seen anything over 2% and most of my transactions are under 1% but maybe I\u2019m operating in a different sphere.", "replies": [{"id": "f47eh8j", "text": "This is probably an under $1m transaction.  If you\u2019re charging 1% to do deals that size then do your thing I guess.  I typically target 200-250k gross on my fees, but I add a lot of value too.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f45dqjh", "text": "Oregon", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f45efx4", "text": "Become licensed. Otherwise you can\u2019t get a commission.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f45ekow", "text": "You definitely deserve a commission from your brother in law you hustled your ass off on this one", "replies": [{"id": "f46447a", "text": "&gt;who happens to own a building with all the requirements he wanted\n\nWouldn't consider this hustling his ass off. Really had to track that lead down, he just so happened to meet someone.", "replies": [{"id": "f467y8i", "text": "I was joking.  He did barely anything.", "replies": [{"id": "f46lofz", "text": "My b. lol", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}, {"id": "f5sfhqv", "text": "I live for this subtle sarcasm", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f45jmdt", "text": "So you stumbled upon a person who could help your family member? I dunno, it depends if he feels like he owes you or not. Maybe a dinner and thank you? Sucks for his broker.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f45lc43", "text": "Ask your BIL to take you out for a meal as a thank-you.  \n\n\nI don't know what more you'd be expecting than that.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f45lqex", "text": "You dont.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f45mlzw", "text": "Winning answer :).  Took your advice , asked for 6 percent and he / they agreed to pay 3 percent each!!! Thanks for all the replies l!!!", "replies": [{"id": "f46484w", "text": "Enjoy the conversation with the IRS.", "replies": [{"id": "f464ytz", "text": "The IRS won\u2019t care or know. No one is reporting this income.", "replies": [{"id": "f46mdvj", "text": "His agent that got shafted might be reporting it to some governing bodies. Two years of work and no commission? That's a recipe for retaliation. 19 year old Will Ferrell, I am sure, knows all the intimate details of this sale.", "replies": [{"id": "f49hb3t", "text": "How is the agent getting shafted? I found the deal he had nothing to do with it.", "replies": [{"id": "f4l61cl", "text": "No, you're right... you stumbled on to a property and got lucky, Likely did nothing other than that, but you definitely deserve 6%. Good luck in your blind squirrel finds a nut, non-licensed, \"any one can do this\" real estate career.", "replies": [{"id": "f4rhf42", "text": "\ud83e\udd23", "replies": [], "depth": 7}, {"id": "f5vf1bb", "text": "Salty", "replies": [], "depth": 7}], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f45mnou", "text": "It's illegal to practice real estate without a license, so the short answer is: You don't.\n\nPlus, that's awesome that you put them together, but that's just one step of many, many, many to get a deal closed. Asking for a commission for what you've done is like asking for a week's worth of groceries because you bought a pack of gum.", "replies": [{"id": "f45q3aw", "text": "Sounds like he wasn't practicing. He was closing. Get this man some coffee.", "replies": [{"id": "f45rfsb", "text": "r/UnexpectedMamet", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f45px8k", "text": "I realize you\u2019ve achieved what you wanted, so what I say doesn\u2019t matter....but felt like giving my two cents:\n\n\nNot to sound like an asshole...but the fact that you had to ask is indicative of the fact that you shouldn\u2019t be getting a commission...you\u2019re not licensed...and you probably can\u2019t provide the services of a commercial broker/agent beyond \u201cfinding\u201d the location. There\u2019s much more involved beyond this point.  Of course, there\u2019s always the dynamic of a private sale between a buyer/seller where the agreement is very rudimentary/basic that both parties don\u2019t mind being unprotected during the process and don\u2019t know any better. \n\nNow, a consulting fee or a \u201cfinders\u201d fee...sure, you can ask for that.  Bold move to have asked for a full 6 when I doubt you\u2019ll be providing any services beyond the matchmaking...sounds like they\u2019re negotiating the deal themselves. Consider yourself fortunate for either of the two to agree to 3/3...in my market, the Seller typically pays the commission all together...so the fact that your BIL is agreeing to pay an additional 3% to make you \u201cwhole\u201d is wild. As a non licensed family member to your BIL, I think the 3% from the Seller was more than enough. \n\nWhat\u2019s my point? You don\u2019t deserve a full 6% commission. But kudos to you for getting it anyway?", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f45x6p2", "text": "Maybe try to get a sliver of equity for your contribution?", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f464a9v", "text": "Ask for a small amount of equity or a finders fee", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f46cspz", "text": "If you\u2019re bro in law is a serious investor, he should be offering you a finder\u2019s fee as a reward and incentive.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]