If your situation is desperate you can even offer to pay some of it to expedite the process. 

Scammers like this feed off of landlords' desperation in hard times so don't start to compromise your process just to put a warm body in your units.

That is COMPLETELY bogus.Not because someone owes nothing on their house will the chances be greater they are in desperate need to sell their house for far below market value.People think that a list is some mystical legendary scroll, that magically increases the chances to get a lead.It is utterly ridiculous.Yeah sure you can combine the criteria, and hopes you have better chances.

My only concern with your initial post is it is encouraging landlords on this website to turn towards free market ideals in a time that desperately needs communal effort to help everyone.

Not to say they don't hit low points, but generally they don't ever come across as desperate. 

Just do not get desperate and reduce the price in the event the sale does not happen as fast as expected.

They are usually over the anger by then and more desperate to sell than they were.

On the investment side; how I’m seeing it is buyers would like to dictate the pricing and terms due to market uncertainty, but sellers are not desperate to sell and would rather just hold on to their properties and wait this thing out than discount their price.

I am eager to gain some knowledge in the area and begin working with owners who are in desperate need from this situation.

I was inexperienced and desperate to buy ( bad move)I've been talking to agents today.