Coming up tomorrow is @Justin Silverio 's quarterly meeting that will be at a finished rehab project he did in Stoneham (He just informed us there will be pizza so that should be enough motivation for a 21 year old:) ).  

With that said the homes still need and can be purchased from motivated sellers for undervalue and then resold to motivated buyers willing to pay over time as mentioned by Curt above.

Hi TimYes, we would be living in one of the units, which partly did influence our decision to look closer at this property because it is a nicer, newer property, built in the early 2000s.

It's not exactly the money that motivates me, but the fact that I'll have financial freedom to do other things I LOVE.

Now granted not every lead I talk to is motivated enough to sell where the numbers work but if you don't make offers you will never get any deals

I can read blog posts by news reporters on some aspect of RE and can tell they don't have a clue, at least they are just telling a story but with a style to influence others.....usually for public consumption.Same with RE investors, mentors, coaches as they get into more technical aspects, the blogs are skewed with opinion presented as factual.

I have an appointment with a motivated seller this Friday.

More important than the price is their motivation.

Possibly an extra $500 on top of that, if the original $700 is not motivating enough.

, but how can property owners/managers have a positive influence on the community?