It is currently rented, so not sure how motivated they are.

If anyone has found that they can get the motivation rolling with less or it takes more, I'd love to hear.

That also requires participation and motivation from the owner.Next exit is modification of the note.

As Real Estate Wholesalers we're in the business of finding motivated people.

Has anyone found motivation in this situation?

Here are some great books that I highly recommend that I've read in the past year in no particular order: 1- The Magic of Thinking Big (the size of your belief = the size of your success) 2- The 4 Hour Week - Tim Ferriss (productivity and leveraging technology and 80/20 rule) 3- Eat that frog - Brian Tracy (productivity, focusing on 80/20 rule) 4- Lean Startup Method (bootstrapping and adaptive learning) 5- How to Win Friends and Influence People (classic on working with people) Enjoy.

My biggest passion is leading and developing people to complete projects or motivating them to increase the bottom line.

The motivation of the homeowner is irrelevant in a SS situation - you are negotiating with the BANK (mortgage co.).

Looking for motivated homeowners that are interested in subject-to financing in the metropolitan Indianapolis, IN and Boise, ID

However, you can always query the listing agent and see if he/she will provide you with any information that would influence your offer.I hope this helps.