Success: helped me time to bottom of the market to buy home 1, convinced me we had room to grow on subsequent profitable buys.
Failed: referral to a palm tree trimmer who will return my call.
I just purchased a pole chainsaw from Amazon for $66 and cut the smaller trees myself. It can reach about 14 ft high. I may have to live with the rest getting overgrown.
It is a good shoulder and neck muscle workout and also fun.