I believe there are already motivated sellers who are eager to sell at a good price, I also believe next year will be more opportunity. 

I am looking into purchasing a plot of land somewhere around my state of Illinois to give myself leverage and motivation to develop it.

For example, I've had amazing success with seller financing—one time I even got a seller to carry back 100% of the home's value in a first mortgage, meaning zero down payment.A crucial part of this is finding motivated vendors.

It all comes down to the motivation of the seller.  

When someone earns commissions from selling you stuff, they have mixed motivation. 

Simply reads the script, schedules follow ups with sellers who are not always motivated (if they give a price that’s not $1 million, it’s given a follow up haha) and with motivated sellers she doesn’t ask questions that help gather more details to reveal the motivation or timeline. 

What you need to find is motivated sellers.

Sure, there are rules and whatnot, but that's the gist.So... if are involved with the business from a day to day perspective, and if you have a profit motive, then this is no different than selling used copiers or being a consultant.Speak to a qualified tax pro to help understand the rules so you know how to position your facts.

The room was empty and had no energy compared to the previous year, it was sad to see so many agents fold up shop but will help the ones that remain in business. 2nd motivator is this post is I know people from Bigger Pockets that have not purchased a property in 3 years is when we had our first conversation, they are sitting and doing nothing because rates or prices oh my.

As far as your wholesaling journey, I would probably advise you to start off by buying a list of potential motivated sellers, skip tracing them and then cold calling them.