(Usually means under duress, but people seem to be more comfortable with the idea that they are helping the motivated rather than preying on the desperate.

They are usually pretty desperate and are trying to move forward in their life.College students would be my last, but least recommended, suggestion.I once hired someone that was in rehab that also did housekeeping at a motel. 

Have to get a off market deal from a desperate seller. 

You don't contract and then beat the bushes in desperation to find a buyer!

Since they are silent with the only sales metric that maters:  "deals per month", "deals per dollar" and my guess that in Oct 2015, here in hot hot market Atlanta, there are virtually NO desperate sellers typing into google "gotta dump my freqing house tomorrow" like there was in 2009-2010 when SEO leads really did work (but there where few buyers LOL).Show me the numbers SEO / website folks?

My guess is that you are not rewarding bad behavior, but in fact helping someone in a desperate situation.I just had to have a tenant leave one of my rentals.

. ($8,100 -cash up front)What I want to focus on is wholesaling, which my market is not flooded with but more like in desperate need for.

I'm sure in one form or another it's been going on forever but only now are inexperienced people getting contracts with no money down and doing it desperately.

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I agree with you at time I have felt desperate to do this and like you say explore all your resources.