I've been researching Real Estate for some time now off and on, once I came across site, I've been extremely motivated to try and begin the 1st steps to purchasing rental properties in my area.

Welcome JP.Sounds like you have a lot of great experience in real estate investing and you'll be a great help and motivator to many new investors.

It’s easier to be patient with a motivated seller, but at times I forget that some investors need to be approached the same way as a motivated seller.

If you can motivate a tenant to stay for 2 years rather than 1 a number of expenses can be deferred.

Thanks, I guess I thought I might be able to run an expired listing report and go after motivate sellers, possibly get accss to sold reports.

You can contact someone that is a distressed seller or motivated seller.

We found out that a BPO agent went to our client’s home without us knowing, without us finishing up our Bids, & without us being there to influence The BPO.

I feel horrible because our seller was confused thinki...

The most common sources of distressed properties are motivated sellers or lenders (banks).The property you describe does not fit this criteria.

A better strategy might be to find motivated sellers who will allow you to take buy their property subject-2 the current financing.

What were some of their motivations....Houston has a high crime rate and some of the my easy customers were individuals who had experienced recent breakins or bad experiences in their current neighborhoods.