Please read and internalize what everyone else has said on this thread and focus on closing more deals, rather than battling your broker for a commission you have no entitlement to. 

That's a losing battle. 

(Listen to enough of the BP podcasts and the smell of cat pee starts to sound like a good thing) Adjusting the ARV is a bit tricky since this is deal 1 and I wasn't sure.Thanks for the tip of running the deal again to see if it's truly ripe.  

It is just a smell test.I'd probably shop for a loan that would lock your interest rate for as long as possible. 

I feel I win that battle.  

In the end he won that battle but fortunately for me because I had filed to collect and he died before I could evict I was able to leverage the estate into paying the back rent.

One more thing to add... if you are a newbie, don't mind the full leverage folks vs. the all cash folks as they battle on many threads! 

This has been our dream for the past four years and as we start this journey together I realized there are so many unforeseen battles that will rage on and beat you down on flips, especially when you tackle vacant homes and decide to bring them back to life!

This has been our dream for the past four years and as we start this journey together I realized there are so many unforeseen battles that will rage on and beat you down on flips, especially when you tackle vacant homes and decide to bring them back to life!

Smoke damage can be a real issues as getting the smell out isn't the easiest thing to do on a budget.