I have a good number of buyers (I been doing real estate for a while) and I am slowly creating my marketing materials to get more motivated sellers. 

I am curious about building a RE website and the best way.I've had some people tell me that it's best to have two: one for motivated sellers (a "we buy houses" type that basically just brings in leads) and one for buyers and general RE information.

Combine this with the smaller overall market and your pool of motivated sellers is smaller.Canadians seem conditioned to use real estate agents.  

I love motivational books/podcasts, but at this point I am looking more for detailed case studies/examples/ and techniques. 

Find motivated sellers who will sell at a deep discount that will pay for any extended time that your offer considers or offer a small profit split with them.This idea may work out and I would like to hear more as you progress.  

Yellow letters appeal to the motivated and desperate.  

Find their motivation for selling and work those angles.

Account Closed I look at them as more motivated and possibly willing to take a low offer since they know they couldn't sell on the mls. 

Wussup fellas, im fairly new as well...I'm also from Brooklyn and I've been mailing out letters for a couple of months to owners of properties that look distressed or based off of public record...I've gotten a few calls but they were not motivated...I've never bought a list, maybe that'll be my next move.

Also considering developing empty lots to achieve this where the numbers work.We have access to large sums of cash via two motivated private lenders and are exploring auctions as a means to find the deals.