A seller who has little motivation may negotiate hard on every aspect of the contract. 

and both offers have been accepted (motivated seller- Husband doing rental property and he has passed away - while working on a rental)  So both properties listed for 49,000 each...then $39,000.  

I suppose if I threaten that I will evict them on a certain day, it would give them the motivation to apply for places less desirable that they may be qualified for. 

How did he get there, what motivated him to get started initially, what are some of the biggest successes or mistakes he's had, what would he go back and tell himself if he was starting off as a newbie.

I hope my story can help someone else or motivate like so many others here have done for me.

That might put you at a disadvantage if the seller is motivated and would rather drop the price for another buyer instead of fix the property to VA standards.

The key here is (1) the seller is motivated ( desperate ) enough to give up control of his property to someone who has little if any capital invested, while receiving no money upfront himself and still maintaining liability on his mortgage, and/or (2) the seller is convinced that you will be successful AND that his risk is small AND that he will receive future benefits.

Thanks again for the motivation guys!

The primary reason we are not yet is due to a decently large amount of student debt we acquired in undergraduate (30K remaining).

Hope y’all enjoy it and get motivated.