You can cut him in on part of the profits to incenrifize him to do the deal.

Unless the buyer try to negotiate with seller, seller take home 5k more, and the buyer pay 5k less, cut out the middle man.This is not ethical and you have a contract with seller to prevent this from happening, right?

., you have to understand that at PM company is in business to make money, and they will do what it takes to maximize profit, and that often means cutting corners, upcharging everything, hitting you with hidden fees.

To close this out, I offered to cut in half to $1600. 

It also helps to maintain a house properly to increase the life of a house.There are also newer built houses where corners are cut and won't last very long.Older houses should budget more for repairs.It would be good to get a home inspection on the house if you have the property under contract.

A 45 amp breaker (x 80% = 34 amps) would just be sufficient, but it would be cutting it close. 

Seems pretty cut and dry from the details you provided.  

So I decided to cut down that tree and dispose of it.

No matter how you cut it sales agents and appraisers are in a cyclical business with numerous ups and downs as well as external threats from AI and other technology advancements.

Unless this job includes a ton of transitions, needs massive floor leveling, or has a million tiny corners he'll have to custom cut, then $1900 is pretty darn high.