TPM
I hope you and your friends do not think I am "pontificating" but I did not miss what you said
AND
I still say get the $$$ amount not the % thus you know what you are receiving and a simple addition suntraction tells you how large or small your portion is when you write the check.
Also the amount is renewable every year even in the same amount, more or in some instances less and is in a sense negotiable every June.