I am proactive and serious about creating genuine relationships that are going to be mutualistic in nature. 

If they take time to educate you on commercial loans and have a genuine interest, it may be a good fit.

GenusI actually just closed a seller financed deal on a three-unit rental on dec 31. i don't have a ton of experience but i'll tell you why i think that one worked. it was a FSBO, but not a seller finance offer. i called him and asked him point blank if he'd consider that, because i had a down payment ready to go. i didn't make a formal offer but i did allude to a ball park figure on a down payment i had put together. the two main reasons i think he took the deal are that A) he was a genuinely motivated seller, and B) he liked the thought of having that down payment cash in his hand now, rather than waiting and hoping that something else came through.at that point, i didn't want to make an offer because i hadn't walked the place and still needed to feel out what kind of deal i could get. i was pretty up front with him about everything. i told him early on that i was looking for a rental so i needed to limit my monthly payment as much as possible. i figured it would be best to save his time and mine if he just flat-out wasn't interested.i would assume every deal is gonna require a little finesse, every seller and every situation is a little different, but that is what worked for me on this one specific deal.

Wow what a transformation I can't wait to my first how did you find this deal?

@Jason Pritchard - congratulations on you taking action and transforming it into $$$$This gives you more knowledge to utilize in the upcoming projects and determination to to excel.

Wow- that was one heck of a transformation and one exceedingly well used budget.  

Quite the transformation, numbers look solid as well.

Low quality assets in okay locations throw off cash flow (sometimes) but generally do not have long term appreciation or high quality dirt value for redevelopment in future years.Some areas do have massive transformations but those are big gambles over time.

I have yet to meet a genuine mentor who won't offer the same deal in 3 months. 

@Jay Hinrichs I do love this book and it has really helped transform our business.