The OP may find that the agent is already doing things to negatively impact the his business.All signs point to the fact the relationship between the OP and the agent is effectively over; at that point, it becomes (to me, at least) a question of whether there is a moral obligation to pay the agent -- it's no longer a question of whether it's the strategic thing to do (it's not).  

If the Navy has men working on nuclear subs and aircraft carriers within a few feet of those reactors all day why can't we make a power plant that is safe.Or do we have them and people are just unreasonably afraid of them?

First I want to ask you if you are registered with Axiom.Reason is that I am a Managing Strategic Partner with Axiom and Icould most surely answer all your questions in a most logical andhonest manner.Gerri Peek

If you'd like more info on that, feel free to PM me.I do plan to strategically buy more property outside of the hedge fund.

I am considering becoming a wholesaler but looking to create a strategic advantage.

I advocate a well balanced portfolio of both diverse traditional investments, as well as strategic alternative asset diversification. 

The only things we have to sell are food and raw materials, I suppose we could sell off some aircraft carriers.

No doubt that a strategic alliance or joint venture is important as I am familiar with co-brokering loans when I was a loan originator...back in 2008 when !

Most importantly I would hang more car air fresheners strategically around the room. 

I took the real estate investing plunge a few years back, have two condos in the District, that are serving us well - mostly due to serendipity rather than strategy.Now, looking to get more strategic, grow the portfolio in DC/MD/VA or opportunistically elsewhere.