You need an open mind and you meed to be positive, motivated and ambitious.

The sellers had no motivation to do a short sale post BK (no benefit to the seller and too much paperwork).

However, just the commission won't necessarily make him all that motivated to aggressively market the land.

Nope I have no idea but I don't think you have any motive and I think you don't accomplish or get anything.

So long as you have a motivated seller, it doesn't matter what the issue might be, you can solve the problem and profit. :)

Well, here's what one investor in my area is doing - and these are not even REOs or your typical "motivated" sellers, or "distressed" properties.

My end game at this point is to fund a solo 401k with a Roth side – and continue to invest in real estate and other sources of passive income from within the 401K and Roth side.I am only seeing that my hope to get this done is by first putting funds into an IRA then rolling them over to a solo 401k – is this correct – and what are the hoops I need to jump through.With Tax Day speeding towards me – if it is advantageous to open an IRA and put money into now – I can do that if I can find someplace that the IRA fees will not eat up any benefit of doing this.I know I probably am not even asking the questions I should be concerned with – but I do want to end up with the Self-Directed 401K, with a Roth side.Another factor which may influence your replies – I am just now at retirement age – I could have, but have not, started drawing my SS – but probably will do so soon.After I understand what I can do and how to do it – I can make a plan.

@Jeremy Baker to look for motivated sellers look to eviction court.

I had enough money for the first several deal and as I do more their is sometimes, a greater need for additional cash.What I have found out us once people in your sphere of influence see how successful you have been, they will be asking if you need additional funds.

the seller is semi-motivated. he is not in a desperate position Thanks Expert!