Offer a referral fee.

It is much more of a working-class market than Santa Fe, where historically the market has offered a wide range of housing, from entry level to luxury homes, most being in suburban style neighborhoods and large developments.

I would suggest you go an interview a few lenders, they have many different programs that can help you here.I can share with you the ones I recommend in Dallas.

He insisted on micromanaging them and communicating with them himself, put them on "payment plans" that resulted in them getting even further behind, ignored my suggestions to serve 5-days, then looked at his account one day and realized just how far behind they were and that they would need to be evicted (we've already been through one - a few of them I was able to get on track), and blew up blaming everyone but himself.

As an investor focused buyer's broker I spend the majority of my time helping buyer(s) assess properties both before and after their offer is accepted. 

I'd entirely be down to try something like you suggested, a workaround.

Any suggestions?

Buyers expect Sellers to cower in the corner at their amazing low offers as if they are doing the seller a favor.  

Hopefully these questions make sense, and I'm open to suggestions on more tax savings, thanks!

Should we offer preference and less equity?