The relationship is a long road filled with opportunities for them to milk owners on every repair call and every make-ready, all the way to the end of the road when you decide to fire them.

I told him I can do the deal at 151,000 and no points on the loan.. too me he’s seems like he’s trying to milk the deal for all he can..

I have a suspicion these posts saying to go for it and this will blow over are going to age like milk.

Dispite the fact that Security Bars are on every door and window, they put the little kids through the milk shuts and then the little rascals open up the door from inside.Question: Is there a cost to remove the appliances?

This is a common scenario where landlords milk the property and don't put anything back into it, then it's run down and has a lower value but if they've owned it long enough, it may not matter to them.Just keep looking, the whole area is full of houses I'm sure...As far as your offer being denied, don't worry about it, happens all the time.

@Lawrence Eddy, I know it wasn't your question, but as Alex suggests, your best strategy might be to milk this rental for as long as you can and use the savings you have to purchase something that will cash-flow sooner.

Our bank didn't want to touch it, and who could blame them when they are milking that interest rate.

That is like saying because you can flip pancakes you can milk a cow.

And I'm not opposed to keeping the earnest money if they try to milk the contingency.  

There are all sorts of laws your contractor may have already violated and if he is licensed then the contractor's board or agencies that have jurisdiction don't take these violations lightly.So, before you meet with your contractor, you need to do your research for the laws he is violating in your state and present this list in a diplomatic way to your contractor in a way so that you only want to inform him that if he doesn't comply with your requests you may go to Plan B and report him so that he will have to deal with the agencies to complete your job because you have reached the end of your rope and make the end of your rope very clear.You can't just fire your contractor because he will love that action, totally walk from the job and say he planned to finish the job, but you breached the contract and this will be his argument if you decide to go to court,If you think you can take him to court to recover any loss or damages you can forget that because your attorney will milk you for $30,000+, keep telling you that you have a great case as long as you pay him and after 5 years you will get nothing from a scumbag contractor who has nothing.