Knowing what to offer on and how to negotiate with a seller that is more motivated is key.

I have been going through our local MLS looking for "motivated seller", I have found quite a few, and I would like to know how you would structure a deal.My idea is to 1. 

On that thread, fellow members were discussing how to get low cost and free leads for motivated sellers.

If the owners wanted the power in their name so they could see the ups/downs they always had the option to have it in their name.Not sure what the real motivation is, may be they are having problems collecting from tenants moved out and decide to put the thumb on the owners.It doesn't affect me too much I will just raise the rent a bit to offset the cost. 

I want the contractor to share in the risk and reward for motivation and so the contractor's interests are aligned with the investors.

I haven't seen many sellers this motivated and stupid.Here's a better way, form an LLC, he puts the property in the company.

I think what they were getting at is that some Realtors have more influence and preference as to getting bids accepted. 

Really motivating for the investors who are currently doing it to keep going.

My guess is that the wife has been bitten by the bug, but part of their job is to motivate the guy!

What are some good ways to figure out how motivated he is to sell and what numbers he might be willing to play with?