they get their roots in MLM  just like Amway selling the dream. 

I work for a builder, a lot SF investors laying roots here.

My pleasure.To answer this question you first need to understand what a motivated seller is because this is the root of all the inconsistent advice flying around.

I would recommend investigating the root of the problem first.

Take it with a grain of salt or a whole carton or morton's iodized, because at the root of it every investor is different and so is every unique investment situation.Thanks for all the great insight, Sean!

Have you ever had a root canal?

The pain of the root canal depends on the dentist.

Root cause is lack of confidence and/or fear of losing money.  

Anyone who ever says they can't get a loan because the property is owned by an LLC has some personal blemishes that are the root cause, not the LLC ownership.

So much so that I went back to my roots, Somalia, Mogadishu.