Sometimes (whether this is right or wrong) they get desperate because, as with many businesses, they may be experiencing a cash crunch.

We sold a lot of property to these big investors in 2012 and the beginning of 2013 -- most of it overpriced because they were desperate to put their cash to work.By the summer of 2013, it was very difficult to find rent-ready buy-and-hold deals below $100-150K in any decent parts of Atlanta metro and flip deals were practically non-existent.  

For something off market you just have the desperate home owner seeing you marked something up and will try to go around your contract and do things to torpedo the closing if they get mad.  

Jones, or Ken down the street who is desperate because he is about to go into foreclosure.  

It was rightfully known as a crime infested ghetto run by inept politicians that are desperately trying to cling to power with a changing demographic base. 

I don't want to be pushy or sound desperate.

*****Most important****Don't get desperate and take just anybody that fills out an application because you don't want to make another monthly mortgage payment.  

What most people call "wholesaling" is nothing more than taking advantage of people who are uneducated, unaware, old, or desperate to steal their equity.

Desperation is usually a deal breaker along with all of the above.

And then hammer you everyday with tons of texts like he's desperate to give you a loan!!