I'm after a triplex with a sale price of $800K.  I'm having to "coax" the seller into the deal.  Gross proceeds headed his way will be approx. $100K.  The seller's reluctance is the tax hit and where to move the mo...

Make sure you check out the podcasts they have really helped keep me motivated!

You aren't looking for the "normal" seller...you are looking for someone who is extremely motivated to sell their property.

Have you heard of anyone have success with finding MOTIVATED sellers on Craigslist?

So, I do my marketing then a motivated seller calls me to see the house the following day.  

You are a licensed realtor in the state of X (if applicable)A truly motivated seller will be fine with all this. 

They are full of information and very motivating to hear from successful investors.

Once you have a contract drawn up, the settlement company performs fairly generic work to close on behalf of both parties... more importantly, what terms has he suggested for seller financing and how motivated is he to "offload" this property?

Deposit shall be held by assignor until closing.NOW WHAT I NEED TO FIGURE OUT IS WHO IS THE CONTRACTOR AND WHO IS THE CONTRACTEE...I WAS GUESSING THAT THE CONTRACTOR WOULD BE MYSELF AND THE CONTRACTEE WOULD BE MY MOTIVATED SELLER BUT THEN IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE FOR MY END BUYER.

I want to implement the same strategy with a motivated seller but reluctant to have the sellers continue their responsibility for major maintenance concerns (a technique many investors use in their contracts).