From previous attempts to buy a property I've learned that lenders are unable to offer mortgages for this price as closing cost are too great a percentage of the purchase price. 

If they want to refinance and buy your option back from you, set a buy back price or a percentage of value.Why not take the deed right now? 

Most of the people I see on the $100 slot machines are sort of into instant gratification.It's also true of how I got started and become financially Independant, how a large percentage of other investors on BP got started, Warren Buffett, the founder of IKEA, and I can give you a list of many others who didn't inherent wealth, but started building wealth through delayed gratification.

How about a fixed fee per auction plus mileage and a percentage of the profit when you sell.  

If you are buying owner occupied properties then a percentage of the DP can be gift funds.

Hey ChaimRepairs/Maintenance are accounted separate from the CapEx allocations when I underwrite....not sure if you were combining the two or if I may have misunderstood your statement.Anyhow...the reality is the Maintenance/Repair percentage is more than likely somewhere in the middle of the Seller's reported 2% and your projected 10%, but as Brie stated, it really depends on the condition of the property, how diligent maintenance repairs have been performed and the quality of the tenants in the building.Good luck!

If someone that know the area I live in the summer lake subdivision in Rosenberg TX if you guys can get me like a percentage number on how much the property will be worth once all this construction is done..

Either the way they are calculating your expenses has exceeded the threshold of your income or they are calculating your income not as high as you may have wanted.At the end of the day the maximum qualification is based on a percentage of your income calculation.The income calculation is not always what you're making per day, per month, or even year to date this year but, rather based on the lenders criteria of what income can be used.So without being able to see where your income is at and where your expenses are at it would be hard to diagnose what is going wrong.

I currently own a townhome which I have house hacked and I have one permanent renter and one temporary renter (stays half weeks and pays a percentage).

The larger the management company, the more scaled large costs become, which creates more efficiency and lowers costs as a percentage of revenue.When will this market shift take full effect?