You can also lose a pile of cash bc you don't know the area well, get nickeled and dimed by property managers, and overcharged by contractors bc you're dumb out of state money in any of those markets. 

the thing is you can really only charge for actual damage - and PMs are know for way overcharging.

Just like it is possible they are overcharging with the new contact, it is also possible they were undercharging before and now have raised their prices to market.

Also no reply to my support request about being overcharged on the initial payment.

We're local and have yet to encounter a solid turnkey provider in Detroit that doesn't overcharge or misrepresent that they are selling. 

Often times if you tell them just to give you a quote without rehab breakdown they overcharge to make their profit

Plus, if the buyer sees that he is getting charged from the other wholesaler as well as you, he might back out if he feels like he's getting a bad deal or is being overcharged.

@Kewei Qu  15 percent overcharge on repairs is not typical..

It helps you gauge whether the tradesmen you hire are doing a good job or missing details or overcharging or goofing off.

Truthfully, my mental energy would be better spent pursuing other deals and opportunities rather than worrying if the painter I hired is over-charging me by a few hundred dollars.