If they have an legally binding agreement, you need to honor that agreement and pay the fee.If you failed to mention to the agent that they are going to get paid, and then explained how, of course they won't present the offer.

Before diving in to offer advice, I'd like to clarify a few things with you, if I may....You mention that you are going to live in the property while you renovate. 

I dont see any reason why the market would go up with the number of new buildings they are putting into the city as well as factors mentioned above.

As Alex mentioned (thanks Alex), I run the Santa Barbara meetup.

I talked to my lender contact and, as Kerry mentioned above, it's pretty uncommon that a traditional lender would offer a HELOC product on an investment property (non-primary home). 

Not to mention the tax benefits it allows. 

Not to mention, they probably won't want to admit it if a building they manage is in really bad condition.If you're serious about buying you should first talk to fellow investors and define your buy box.

Former employees have reviewed their time working at RAD on Reddit and Glassdoor - several of the reviews mentioned it.

I merely made mention of some of the challenges I faced, but those challenges cannot be overstated either.

They allow you to include up to 6 months of rent payments in the loan if you are unable to occupy the premises during the renovation.Just to be complete, it's also worth mentioning that both the VA and USDA have renovation loans.