For too many years sinkhole claims were a much used and abused scam benefiting homeowners, engineering firms, repair companies, lawyers etc..By some remarkable coincidence, as the cost of coverage became more expensive, benefits became slimmer, and the economy improved, the amount of claims have fallen off dramatically. 

Unfortunately, deals to be found on the MLS are getting slimmer by the day.

The fact that buying is less appealing right now means more renters.Who cares if the margins are slimmer?

With being in a major metro on the West Coast, cashflow is slimmer.

Additionally ask them how they make money, certain ones make money from the investor and also take a cut of what the contractors get paid so the contractors don't make as much as you think and their profits are MUCH slimmer.

While short sales are becoming much fewer we have also had a lot of luck with those although the pickings have been slimmer.

I'd argue that you are more likely to see changes to AirBnB - stricter rules, maybe even a tax, or something like that rather than an outright death.The supply will become more and more saturated and profit margins will become slimmer in most areas.

There are slim pickings out there for a potential buyer like myself and even slimmer pickings on Roofstock but I remain hopeful.

Buyers are slower to pull the trigger, investors are seeing slimmer margins.

Also, remember in the financial institution industry credit unions run on slimmer margins, in general, than banks so they often times maybe more conservative than banks.