Some banks are willing to cut deals as soon as the properties are listed and some like for them to sit a bit.Do your homework.

There are legal and moral ways to make the transaction work.There the illegal or immoral ways to do business.If you get a reputation for being shady do not complain latter.Every wonder while the public thinks agents cut corners or do things that they should not be involved in?

The investor has a bigger picture in mind, and believes everyone who works in the deal should get a cut of the deal.

You need to think of a number that appears fair but motivates the buyer and the seller to get the deal done rather than focus on ways to cut you out.Overall I think the buyer is over paying.

Basically I’m trying to cut my cost on my investments as much as possible.

My mechanical contractors are the one area I never cut costs.

My father in law was just telling me that he had a place that someone broke the outside spigot by using it in freezing weather and not draining it so he ran out, cut the pipe off and threw a sharkbite cap on it to fix it until spring.

The one with the grass cut neatly and landscaped, and with no couches on the porch :) .

On the other hand, if we do 90/10 on cash and I do all the work, 50% still seems too big of a cut.

@Nathan LeskoThere are leak detectors that will cut the water supply off - which are used for hot water heaters, dishwashers and washing machinesTypically not on sinks because they are super sensitive and any water may shut off the water to the faucet which will be a maintenance nightmareIn this instance you can’t fix stupid.