He can cold call or knock on some doors if his back allows it.

When this project started to go sideways (I was $40,000 over budget), I started realizing that my increasing anxiety was rooted in what my parents, supervisor, lender, friends, etc. thought of me.

I'm looking to meter everything - warm water, cold water, and electricity.2) Remove grass.

@Lisa Parker I hate to be that person to throw cold water on your face but with that kind of attitude you aren't going to get anywhere in real estate.

The funny thing is that now I seldom have a desire to watch people running around making millions when I'm not doing the same ... yet :) I've also rid myself of anxiety attacks and have been spending more time with my family. 

What are the main questions I need to be asking a motivated seller when I call them first? What are the right questions to ask that will help get a deal under contract? What has been proven to work?

If the house is vacant your info might not reach the owner.Not really scalable.Method #3: Direct MailPROSVery scalable.CONSFairly expensive here in Canada.Method #4: Cold CallPROSCheap.Easy.Scalable.CONSHard to get accurate phone numbers.

They would get so many letters from me and so many cold calls that they would say, "WAIT..... who ARE you?"

Around the time of grade school I began to realize that when people spoke about what their job was or when my contemporaries explained what they wanted to be I had a sinking feeling of anxiety in my stomach.

I have been doing cold calling for him a little bit and has taught me so much.