They will also cut the LTV or value altogether. 

Or the other explanation is that they are cutting corners or doing the bare minimum for it to be code complying or both.

I know many ways to cut down the expenses of business and be profitable some areas. 

My lease agreements include how often grass needs cut, tenants paying for their own lightbulbs.

There's typically a time limit to how long that lasts, but the fact is this agent helped you and is considered the "procuring cause" of the deal, so you should honor that and ensure they are paid.It was unethical of you to approach the buyer and try to cut out the agent, and it is definitely unethical of the seller, which makes me question whether the seller is someone you want to deal with. 

But "it didn't redeem and he got tired of paying the tax bill and cutting the grass so he let it go". 

Sellers won't list because they have 3% mortgages and won't want to trade those, or won't be willing to have to absorb price cuts so they'll be knocked out.

You cannot cut locks, you cannot take possession, you cannot set foot on the property, you cannot make any improvements.

The nun's explained that they proposed the advance payment to cut down on the work of their AP department, simplify their finances, as they would be renting a number of rentals, and having the AP department prepare checks monthly would overwhelm them.

With cutting edge software.