Most sellers that are open to selling you a deal off-market are just like I was with my rentals: the way to motivate them to sell is to give them a price HIGHER than they think they can get on the market.  

My vision is to bring together motivated people to support one another and potentially form an LLC for group projects as we grow.If this is something you might be interested in, I’d love to chat more and see how we can help each other on our journeys.

@William Taylor so many options...Use your RE knowledge to: WholesaleFind rental deals to sell to investors locally or here on BPStart leveraging your personal contacts to build your sales businessFind a motivated seller willing to do seller financing:- Move in worst room or basement, rent out all the other rooms for max cashflow- You could even live in the basement and STR the rest of the house

It’s very motivating to hear how you did it!

Presumably because the overall majority of BP members invest only and the US and they're smart and well educated and can tell when people are trying to genuinely help them or are motivated by trying to get business from them.2.

Also you seem to be motivated to build since you already have these lots. 

Any luck on motivating realtors in the area to actually get operating expenses/lease agreements for Jackson County specifically George?

Coming from a family of lawyers the ones in my experience that make less than that are usually just not that motivated or are not that good at what they do.  

Understanding their motivations allows you to frame your offer in a way that aligns with their goals.

Unfortunately looking like this specific deal likely won't pan out; seller is definitely not motivated to offload quickly/discounted based on their replies.I found a realtor through BP who I'm now working with to find a property, so progress in the right direction!