I could use a little help and motivation with keeping on track as well since this is a side venture and is not replacing my main source of income at the moment. :)If you are interested, PM me and I'll share my contact info. 

So, I think there has to be some motivating forces for the seller to accept and for the selling agent to council that this is a fair offer.

However, we needed to dig deeper to understand the motivation of the seller.

Of course, these VAs aren't licensed agents so the extent to their conversations is pretty much a survey to identify their motivation, where I (or ISA) would reach out to start the conversation.

.#6 Don’t Buy from Unmotivated SellersMotivated sellers are usually willing to work with buyers, so focusing on finding motivated sellers can result in making great deals as a real estate investor.

It’s motivating and seems to be more like a blueprint of what to do to become successful in investing.

I'm not sure yet, the seller's motivation for the 50% down counter, probably just a trust thing....I will try to find out.

Just wanted to say hello to everyone on BP and if anyone knows of any good investors in the Des Moines area I’m open to all the suggestions. Also if there’s a particular method on finding a good investor that would be...

The seller does seem too motivated anymore.

What's seller's motivation?