Now that he knows all the issues with his property he might be even more motivated to sell, who knows.Good luck....

What are some free ways I can use to find motivated sellers?

If I am assigning a property from a motivated seller do I need to fill out an assignment contract or a purchase agreement.In all the tutorials and information I am reading on wholesaling seems like they are giving information on assigning the contract between the wholesaler and the end buyer.What do I need for to get a property assigned from a motivated seller before I find someone to buy the property?

If a borrower knows the rate will go up to known fixed rate, say from 6% to 8% and re-amortized say from 180 months to the remaining 144 months, they know the payment will go up and that can motivate them to refinance the loan, so loans can be manipulated somewhat to nudging a borrower in a similar manner as the more demanding balloon requirement.I'm still searching for information on restrictions to amortizations, so far I'm not finding any except that it can't be more than 360, other than the requirement of making the loan affordable.I've done a few loans with the amortization being reduced over time, this avoids usury issues.

I was wondering if any sort of union existed for real estate investors?

That will give you some sort of idea.

If not, the HOA may not be as motivated.

Is there some sort of on-line title search service I can use that is trustworthy and accurate?

You determine that the seller is really motivated.

I am a wholesaler and I am struggling a bit to actually find pre-foreclosures and motivated sellers.