You may not yet see the value and importance  in the advice I will give you ow.. but.. the best thing to do right now.. is get a killer domain name and set up a website targeting motivated sellers.

Money is the only motivator, remove it and you're likely to get people that stop caring.

With 141 days on the market, he might be motivated. 

That oughta get them motivated to stop their over use

It will probably depend the level of the seller's motivation that might have an effect on the price you get. 

Just got off the phone with what seems to be a motivated seller.

Hi all,I live and invest in NJ, but frustration with the landscape for further investment here has been motivating me to unfold the map and look elsewhere. 

Congrats on moving towards your goals -- with a background in sales you will kill it.There are so many ways to find motivated sellers that I literally have to just point you to these three blog posts I wrote:55 ways to find deals onlinehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/8814/72016-55-resources-to-find-real-estate-deals-online27 ways to find deals offlinehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/8814/71506-27-ways-to-find-off-market-and-wholesale-real-estate-deals-offline35 relationships you should build to find more houseshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/8814/72664-35-relationships-to-help-you-find-more-houses-to-flip-or-wholesaleCheers!

If you really want to help out, tell them getting good grades in High School and applying for grants and scholarships will be the easiest thing they'll do there entire lives, if they're not motivated enough to do that, maybe college isn't a good option for them now, or start with a Community College.

I want to begin investing NOW but he's not as moved and motivated by the numbers as I am.