Focusing on cash will not motivate you long-term, especially through the trials you are facing now and will face in the future.Keep chasing the dream.

You have been working so hard and are so motivated--- congrats on being so close!

I honestly think it depends on the property. if it is a good property listed at a price to sell/has a motivated seller, then offer cash.

I would suggest having a conversation first about what interests you the most, being excited about investing goes a long way, I would not just do it just to do it, what will motivate both of you?

For my thesis, I'm conducting research into the practices and motivations of small landlords in Ontario to explore how various social and economic factors influence their business strategies, day-to-day property maintenance, and tenant interactions.Could anyone refer me to someone who might be interested in participating?

Then walk away.Focus on lead generation—true motivated seller lead generation.

The seller has a motivation to sell to you at the highest possible  number so you do not simply take their word for the price etc. 

The market has been crazy this decade in Lisbon area, and looks like a lot of agents jumped in just to intermediate a deal and take the commission.This is a big motivation for me to take the license and work for investors.My take on the research is:- idealista has every kind of deals (a lot of wholesalers)- imovirtual is a mix- casasapo more down to earth (not so good online platform)

What is my motivation to self-manage?  

Choose your day and you can still primp a little about your smartness, but overall . . .So, asking as someone just now studying crypto seriously -- and admittedly motivated by that risky fear of missing out -- what are your current thoughts on the topics of bitcoin generally and/or blockchain in RE?