I have had enough of the gurus, which is painful topic for me, but that's for another time.VIOLIN TIME – Break out the tissue:If I am blessed w/ a new job it will require me to be in class for about a year.

I feel your pain, but Todd Carel is 100% correct that at least you have a job.

That might give you some indication of the situation... whether you might have a potentially motivated seller or not.If you reach out by phone, just think through your your introduction/pitch ahead of time and, assuming they are open to talking to you about it, try to learn everything you can about their pain points with being landlords and their goals in general (maybe they need cash?).

WillEducate they will offer $ you don't have to ask.Uncover the pain, where do they have their money now, what are they earning are they happy what would they like...Paul

The seller and the selling agent know it's going to be a pain to start marketing and showing again.

It pains me to hear these painful red flags in your description.1.

She said that because the bath was comparmentalized, with tub/shower and toilet divided by a door to the vanity area, and the fact that it has a double vanity and a linen closet, that that configuration would ease the pain and could be presented to a buyer as a good answer to any objection they might have.

This thirst for knowledge is what eventually led me to BiggerPockets.I’ve invested in rental properties prior to the recession which all needed to be liquidated due to the loss of tenants as the economic downturn became a painful reality.

I too feel your pain as its been a rough year for me as well.

This means two things:1) I'm now an insider to every deal2) I don't need to mail every day as deals are dropped into my lap.As to compiling lists, I'm well aware of the triggers that can be sifted and sorted through to build a "short list of people in pain" however it's important to remember that the more you filter, you'll eventually have 100% restriction and get plugged up.