So the 14.75% (15%) is just their cut.

Its like when my wife says she "gives great men's hair cuts" it's just not true lol @Ian Krysztofiak

If not seek a lawyer.The important thing is to cut ties as quickly as you can and transition your rentals to another manager. 

We are still waiting for them to forward a check settling our accounts, months after cutting off business relationships.

Yup for most of the Usonians the loads of wood used is cost prohibitive now and hard to source.However, I thought about this one as an example of a build with simple materials (steel and concrete block) that are not in themselves expensive to source that can achieve a beautoful design (with great effort of course by designer and builder) at low cost and scale.

However, we are expecting 2 rate cuts this year.

They're spending tax-payer money, so they'll cut a check without batting an eye.Document condition before and after with photos, inspect regularly, and you should be fine.

They are made out of Core Ten Steel, to resist Saltwater environment which requires Virgin Steel.

Even if you fail the first time (pretty much every inspection I've had the person finds something to flag) they don't cut off payment until they have come back out a second time.

Have you paid their standard fee (or beat them up to lessen it further) or a premium to cut the line when updates or revisions are needed?