The most obvious one is to procure properties that cash flow more.

The mailing lists look like they would cost about 1000-1500 a piece to get a large enough pool of candidates they say are necessary to procure a deal.

I'd greatly appreciate any recommendations regarding procurement of financing (20% or less down equity) for our construction loan through either specific banks or financing strategies.

How did you procure financing for the deal?

Blows my mind that they somehow procured a motor home and are living around the corner.

Closings are not done the same in every state but if you're in a state where the attorney is wearing both the settlement agent hat and the title agent hat then NO, you cant procure your own search (assuming there will be title insurance).

I was now providing the agent with a service, which in return I got a portion of their commission if I procured a deal plus I would get my cut from the wholesale which wasn't very much $2-3K but each deal would GROSS $5-6K and most of time with no money out of pocket for any overhead.

With the price of solar continuing to decline, and with energy storage capacity rocketing upwards thanks to wise changes to the NEM rule, it is certainly possible that long term contracts for solar will end up being the most expensive way to procure clean kilowatt hours.   

You still have the issue of "Procuring Cause" (did she show you a model in the area you built?

.- The numbers from @Bruce Woodruff are what we see on slightly more design-oriented projects (and that total number would include the fees we charge to do design, permitting, manage procurement, manage construction, etc.).