@Elizabeth Martinez,  based on what I've read and listened to, for time efficiency like @Christian Kenworthy mentioned, advertising sounds like the route to go for general motivated sellers/high equity, not necessarily pre-foreclosures, and start small with volumes that you can handle in terms of incoming phone calls to screen, then put them on a schedule of repetition and follow up over several months.  

As far as motivation he WANTS to sell it because he is sick of paying taxes on the property which he isn’t even using.

Since September I've read over 50 of the self-taught, self-motivation, just about every book that has been in the final four of the podcasts or recommended resource books on the site, I've read.  

In a large city, people are cut throat and motivated, by greed.

Because of this, I wouldn't use a tax deduction as the motivator to applying the capital.Most often, people will roll the funds into another property or back into the property the debt applies to via capital improvements.

Congrulations it's so motivating seeing success stories 

That will keep you motivated through the long boring parts. 

Use all the tools the other members have shared above and let us know how we can help you achieve your goals.

That give you so much information when evaluating a purchase or trying to understand a person motivation to sell. 

In the article, he talks about how the key to achieving massive results is to share your goals with the "universe" so that you can connect with people who can help you along the way.