Remain diligent on where your money is going!

After all, his entire motivation was to get the house back for his Grandma.Also, Shooter McGavin does real estate speculation as a hobby.

His other line items I'll ask to only give him enough to get materials and pay him once project starts, and the remaining of the 30% based on work progress, so I can protect my own assets.

The designer I used from this site was motivated to build their portfolio so they were more than happy to work for less than a typical interior designer (15-20% fee for total purchase + expenses).

The remaining tenants cannot be "rubbed", this is purely slumlord terminology and technology!

Using tools such as Motivator, AirDNA and Eliot and Me
These websites are very helpful, but they don’t make it very clear how they calculate their figures.

I suggest to the seller to reduce the purchase price, gain a down payment, and finance the remaining balance. 

But the key to motivating him, was the ability to start small.

I just recently finished “How To Invest In Real Estate” by @Joshua Dorkin and @Brandon Turner in a couple of days and I’m so motivated to learn more!

He showed me different strategies on finding motivated sellers but I haven’t had any progress.