Motivation, trust, capital gains issues, they like payments without work (passive income), 10's of thousands in interest, passing on their investments to children in the form of monthly payments, they admire the hustle, they want to see their property in good hands.

I qualify sellers using Motivation, Timeline, Condition, and Price.

Motivating my team is basically my full time job!

Account Closed, as Charles noted, the seller's price really comes down to their own motivations.  

@Bryan GonzalezCongrats on just getting started, BP is a great resource for motivation and learning. 

When finally chased down to giving response, eXp broker is very evasive and pretending to not have been kept in the loop despite being copied on every email, texted and voicemailed to their personal phone.

Post questions on BiggerPockets and build your network to help stay motivated.  

But a lot of my short-term rental buyers have dual motivations -- somewhat investment but also a second home/vacation home.

I recommend working with an investor-friendly agent who focuses on cold-outreach methods like cold-calling, cold-texting, etc to bring you off-market deals.

I wanted to use them to find motivated sellers that want to sell.