Find a reliable team, offer fair pay, and keep them motivated to stick with you for future projects.That’s what I have off the top of my head.

Seller was extremely motivated to sell and we closed pretty quickly.Here's the issue- we've been unable to rent the 2 renovated units.

How will the existing income from the property influence the amount I can borrow? 

If you have any tips, resources, or advice for someone just starting out, I’d greatly appreciate your insights.Some specific things I’m working on right now:Building a strong buyers list.Identifying motivated sellers and honing my outreach.Learning the ins and outs of structuring win-win deals.I’m open to partnering, collaborating, or just grabbing coffee to exchange ideas.

Motivates tenants to conserve and not waste water.

Are there any creative ways you’d recommend for me to identify and approach motivated sellers or uncover foreclosures?

I know deals such as this get done all the time, but I seem to have little luck targeting sellers that are motivated enough. 

From their point of view they're seeking three primary things:Access to capitalControl of their dealCost of capitalThey likely have a lot of the first two so the only motivation they'd have to accept your money into their deal is either the third bullet. 

What's your motivation to get into real estate investing? 

While this is a great and highly motivating goal, most people are either clueless or incorrect in their belief as to what is required to obtain this “lifestyle”.Understanding of the “how to” get there is further obscured by the misleading, and often patently false “pathways” sold by real estate educational MARKETING companies as workshops, upsold to association memberships, upsold to mentorships.