"Where imposture, ignorance, and brutal cupidity, are the stock in trade of a small body of men, and one is described by these characteristics, all his fellows will recognize something belonging to themselves, and each will have a misgiving that the portrait is his own."

They’re invoicing me for 6 men labor for a 1000 sq.

I would guess this is a young’s men’s game.

Despite the Hard treatment, the men learned.

“All men dream: but not equally.

Most rich men in history have felt exactly the same way you do: Andrew Carnegie is famous for saying, "I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar."

Because he stands behind the work done by "his men"?

they are  the middle men and not the principals its the principals that get sued or in trouble. 

An investor only gets their license in order to avoid the "middle-man", I don't want to have new headache's/middle-men with a broker who expects me to act all their other career agents.

Painting all contractors ( or even most of them) with a broad brush of con men is like saying all RE Investors are just out to be slum lords and only care about the money and Flippers are selling you junk houses with paint jobs.