But if I want to stick to my original knee jerk emotional reaction and take it a bit further, im sure there is some kind of fire hazard there. 

+95% of agents only have experience dealing with owner-occupied transactions - which are mostly EMOTIONAL decision based.You can ID these types of agents easily by asking them:1) If they are RE investors themselves.

What does the law say about emotional support animals?

Emotional Baggage: We are stressed which weighs on us and clouds our judgment.

The second is the emotional factor.

Negotiating with people who only live through their emotions is difficult.

I am not here to be a punk.I am here to show you that the reason so many of you fail is because you think like this.Stop acting like you don't have the capabilities to think analytically.You all think and advise others based on sheer randomness, emotion, and the way the wind blows.

I've only had one seller ever call me (used pictures, put a dollar bill in the letter, and used emotion in the letter) out of the maybe 500 or so total that I've sent.I'd greatly appreciate any insight that anyone may have on what has worked for them. 

Believe it or not, Ben Carson the great neurosurgeon was born in poverty and raised by a divorced mother who had emotional problems.

Motivation is an emotional state. 2 people subjected to the same environment will inherently act differently and thus proves it is not possible to target motivation.A motivated seller is not someone in foreclosure or is an absentee owner or is in tax trouble.A motivated seller is anyone willing to sell their house below market value no matter the reason.Everyone, please stop telling others to stay consistent.Let me tell you something, coming from a (NASA) scientist and engineer.When something does NOT work, you don't "do more" you don't stay consistent.