I just pass all this info to my CPA and he sorts out the details.

I suppose I will trying to impress cash buyers and motivated sellers to start...short sighted?

chances are the homes are in some sort of foreclosure, they are everywhere in fl I have tried to track down the banks or the assett managers or owners in most cases it is a waste of time and effort.

I have taken many phone calls, to which almost all of them have had some sort of disqualifier right away, as I am making sure to ask about income, employment, evictions ect., even before they bother looking at the place.

The end goal depends on how you approach the seller, what you say on the phone, and how the deal is negotiated and structured.Finding a motivated seller is the key to a creative deal, whether it is a CFD, LC, LO, LT, Wrap-AITD, etc.BPs is the place to learn about all this stuff.

if you r looking specifically for tax lien properties there is no one website that lists properties that have liens against them. this is actually how i invest. you need to contact the tax collector for the town you want to research liens in. you need to get the most recent tax sale list or upcoming list if its i the future. if the sale has passed you need to have them give you the results of the sale. which properties did have liens placed against them. if its a future sale, i would plan on attending it. you can buy some liens yourself if you would like. however, at the very least go there to record which liens were placed. once i have my list, i check with tax collector to see if there are older liens on a property. e. g. if you have the tax sale list for 2012 i'll ask if there are any liens prior to 2012. you do this so that properties that are coming close to the foreclosure date, you can heavily market to. these owners will be more likely motivated b/c they are close to losing their property to foreclosure. back to websites, most tax collector offices will either mail/email you sale list. also a lot of times, they are posted on regional paper (ac press, ap press, etc). occassionally, you will get lucky and they'll post the tax sale list right on the townships website. hope this helps. sorry for length.as far as foreclosed properties, you can just google foreclosure lists, and im sure you will find some. most of the ones i have seen require a monthly fee. you could also use a realtor, zillow, trulia, or other listing sites usually post foreclosures.

It is funny but that is my motivation.

What sort of good or bad experiences have you guys had with mentors?

His motivation for selling, is wanting to move about 45 minutes away to live with his girlfriend.

Yes John, another good approach, people that couldn't sell and ended up renting to move, estate deals, see who retires at the plant maybe the spouse has been taking care of the properties, tie landlords to those events in life that motivate them to sell, otherwise you're spinning your wheels. :)