Our company does not compromise integrity and at the 11th hour we learned their true colors and would not compromise what we stand for.Thanks everyone for contributing your tips and ideas - I always appreciate different viewpoints and strategies!

I want to ensure I am treating this situation with integrity but certainly would be a better opportunity if commissions were avoided.Thanks to any who can shed some light. 

The bathrooms had leaking water that lead to several walls and joists being ripped out to properly get rid of the mold and restore its structural integrity.

You and Jared gave me the confidence to pull it off, so thank you guys for all that you do with integrity and selflessness.

People do strange things around money.You may be better off just buying him out fully up-front, ideally with an arms-length transaction backed by an appraisal or two, so that there can be no question about the integrity of the transaction. 

@Dan Stelter if you read "Traction", which is a book many people in our business work from, it talks about how every good business has a Visionary and an Integrator. 

In this case you're also most likely leveraging vertical integration from the syndicator, etc. 

I believe he is a person worth speaking with personally as his honesty and integrity are beyond reproach.James 

So many ways to do this with integrity and benefits to both sides.  

I have seen 9th grade students with more responsibility, integrity, and honor than that.