Although I love my job , I am motivated in 10-15 years or so to retire with real estate.

What I would need is motivation. 

How do you identify motivated sellers?

You will not find out the hard way if you go direct to source of motivated seller leads: county/court records and notices. 

I know in residential lending you can get a HELOC to borrow a down payment to buy another property. Does this exist in the commercial realm? Current value of paid off property is roughly 350k , looking to borrow 75k-1...

As part of my strategy, I would like to build an master bath/bed extension, with its own entrance, to the three bedroom, two bath home mentioned in a different post.A 20'x15' (could be smaller) structure that can acco...

Expanding Seller Targeting – Reaching the Right PeopleInstead of focusing on one seller type at a time, we stacked multiple high-motivation lists:✔️ Absentee Owners – Often ready to sell✔️ Pre-Foreclosures – Urgent need for fast cash sales✔️ Tired Landlords – Burnt out from rental headaches✔️ No HOA Properties – Easier for investors to flip or rentBy broadening our reach while tailoring messaging per seller type, we ensured a steady flow of highly motivated leads.2.

I am brand new to wholesale and would like to know what you did to motivate your first prospect to trust you with the whosale strategy and process.

Required insurance certificates naming you personally as additional insured? 

If that is your primary motivation then I wouldn't encourage that.