Incredibly insightful. 

Are they motivated and do they have 100,000 sitting in their bank account?

Does anyone have any tips for finding motivated apartment communities?

The deal is so small you are going to have lenders motivated to lend commercially and be alright with you taking on additional debt so you're basically looking for an equity partner willing to take on this arrangement.  

And that's why-zero motivation for the bank to make a deal). 

These questions can help you determine the seller's motivation and possibly give you insight into how flexible they are with current asking price.Best of luck to you on the property tour and deal #1!

I can do handy repairs and I am a quick learner. 4- The amount of incredible information available can be overwhelming so I am open to organically finding a mentor & I am willing to do some work as well.

I am compensated unbelievably well for my work, and what's even better, I'm compensated in both increased rent and equity, not a one-time paycheck.The bad news is, you can look forward to at least a five-year apprenticeship, you have to have reasonably good hand-eye coordination, the job is more dangerous than most, you get no respect, and you'll spend too much time alone trying to motivate yourself.

I've been curious about how other wholesale investors go about it when they are cold calling motivated sellers.

I’ve given them my price and tell them no negotiations - take it or leave it - and I’m not a motivated seller.