These can be lease terms like charging a bit more for a month to month term or charging more for a more desirable unit.

If you explain the situation, perhaps he can give you some grace on getting it done in a more reasonable time.  

This approach can save them money and allow for a more streamlined transaction, but it can also limit their reach.

But the smaller properties (1 or 2 bed, 1,000 to 1300 sq ft) have actually continued to rise.My guess would be the people with a family of four that were coming in and staying at the larger 3 bedrooms are deciding that its more economical to just rent out the 1 or 2 bedroom places so that they can still vacation at a cabin but at a more reasonable price.Additionally, two and three years ago, the numbers on the larger ones just made more sense so people went a built a bunch of those but the small ones not so much. 

@johnmason, I have completed a BRRRR over Covid but that was in a different market since then I moved into a more expensive market due to my full time job so finding a deal has been a bit more difficulty

Then you can read a more in-depth book like The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner or The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing by Spencer Strauss.2.

As a seller would you question this and renegotiate a lower percentage of purchase price (3% to listing firm only), or request it is a more even split?

I currently have a more basic understanding, I've down quite a bit of the work for most of my properties. 

However, moving forward I will like to purchase our next property in a more decent neighborhood. thanks for the suggestion, we bought some cameras 

You can do well with a more simple approach, but it won't be easy either way.