5% AND $1k/month? Doesn't make sense. I also envision if you refused - he'll retaliate with exhorbitant fee for past, unpaid services to make you "change your

5% AND $1k/month? Doesn't make sense. I also envision if you refused - he'll retaliate with exhorbitant fee for past, unpaid services to make you "change your mind". Let him know that you need to think about, clear all bills with him and then fire him. Someone needs to go back to school to learn a few lessons.