Once you have deal flow, the cost per deal drops dramatically.

I used to do the double closings myself and I stopped because they are just to risky for me plus the whole short sale industry just changed dramatically.

This sounds dramatic, but RE has changed my perspective of life

If you increase your response rate and decrease your time investment (recognizing deals that go nowhere early and limiting time investment), you can hopefully dramatically increase your return on time and money, as well as your income . 

The cost of rent has risen dramatically over the last couple years.

Even though we had to come out of pocket monthly house hacking dramatically reduced our living expenses!!  

If I were the lender, I'd treat it as senior debt (which would dramatically change my terms). 

In 2008- 2010 for example the availability of investor financing dropped dramatically and investors struggled to find new lenders to get deals done. 

How could the same dramatic appearance be replicated on plywood floor base where the floor naturally gives or moves when you walk across the floor?

If you cash out now your equity and the money you are earning income from drops dramatically and immediately.