I put in a negative amount to represent seller credit to closing and wonder if that's why.The purchase is $434,500 and I need 10% down + about $12,500 in closing (without the $15k closing credit) and estimating $23,50...

Incorrect, garage is connected to the house, and he just wants to turn the 2 br into a 3 br house, If so that is where I got the 100 from.

I'm under contract on a townhouse in North Atlanta, listing has $155/mo on MLS but HOA just notified us HOA fee is $292/mo, which is a big difference. Under Georgia law or RE commission rule, can buyer cancel contract...

However, it appears they submitted incorrect paperwork, and what they did submit was fraudulent, incomplete, and misleading.

Plumber came out to say the entire plumbing system was done incorrectly and there is also constant water running through the meter (even though nothing was turned on in the house).

Immediate need is to fix a dishwasher (it was just installed incorrectly), install a new vent hood in the kitchen and check air vent in one of the bedrooms. 

If you can sell it to someone else for more is the better question.If you want to put a contract on peoperties with "weasel clauses" and no earnest money, your odds are not good.I have wholesaled numerous properties from the mlsThe statement by @joe gore is incorrect, the seller pays the realtor fees.

I want to be able to document my path step by step so that I can follow what I did incorrectly and what I did right.

Jesse your assumption of what the bots do is incorrect.

Caution - Do a google search for how many people are admitted to hospitals (or morgues) each year due to CO (carbon monoxide) poisoning, typically the result of an incorrectly serviced furnace or other heating-related incident.Do you really want to assume the liability of possibly killing others due to self-servicing a furnace?