Some lines they will say have been "cut" but they put in a disclaimer on all sales that they don't know if a line might be cut.

Many borrowers think they can “cut out” the middleman (mortgage or loan broker), save some upfront “points” and fees, and go direct to a lender.  

If you thinking there is some "giant" "fat" to cut out of Real Estate transactions I'm sorry it just is not true.

So if you have $150,000 to invest you can make $9,000 annually.Most people will never retire from owning Real Estate unless they substantially cut their cost of living. 

I am not sure if it was just my market or more on their end but at the end it was a pretty big loss for us, so we cut it. 

Should I just hire a tree service to clear a path and cut the dead tree?

They will under cut and do whatever to squeeze 3rd party sellers.

I have just divided fuel on 12 units to separate meters and told my tenants they are responsible for the fuel accounts only to find out that 2 of the 12 have had their credit decrease since renting and the fuel company won’t do business with them.

-"light value add" won't cut it if you want to refinance and get most of your outlay back out. 

The tenant babbles about a broken down car, hours got cut at work, or whatever his excuse is.