For this you need to generate MOTIVATED seller leads.See what cold claling and driving for dollars is doing  is you finding "people".

For the first 12 months she was calling and texting as much as 10 times a day.

I've been calling/texting him since 6/24/24 to get the remaining items out (he said he would get them by end of month, but hasn't yet and is ignoring me now). 

The money, motivation and time.

And the more motivated the seller is, the more willing the seller will negotiate terms and price. 

Small wins and progress, no matter how incremental, can help keep you motivated.

I'm reasonably certain this owner does not need the money, so that's probably not a motivating factor.Please help David beat Goliath to the punch. 

"Companies", dang predictive text ...

Not saying all but a big percentage.50 to 60 year olds might have a cell phone and be on the computer30 to 40 year old familiar with zoom meetings, texting, cell phone, computerskids to 20 year olds embracing group text, videos, all emerging technology etc.Of course this is not an absolute but in general as the age goes up the use of technology goes down.I could retire today if I wanted to and live off of the money the rest of my life. 48 years old now.Any industry out there has a certain golden age run up where those get in with the right timing and determination can do something magical.

If a sponsor is in a deal and not making much money, where is their motivation when things start to go wrong and take up more of their time?