He owes about 90k on it and around 13 years remain on the mortgage.

They may not be doing this with any intentional motive.

This will give you a full suite of solutions to offer a motivated seller.  

What if your tenant does not remain the full 12 months of your lease?

I have an owner that wants to remain in the home while I buy it.

The landlord could properly charge only $200 for the two years' worth of life (use) that would have remained if the tenant had not damaged the carpet.244 Repainting walls One approach for determining the amount that the landlord can deduct from the tenant's security deposit for repainting, when repainting is necessary, is based on the length of the tenant's stay in the rental unit.

You are still young and if you stay motivated and focused you have pretty good chances of achieving financial freedom through real estate investing. 

I also would not turn this dog into any profit motive or deposit requirement. 1.

The owner has an asking price, however, is willing to accept half of the asking price with the option of writing up a land contract to develop monthly installments for the remaining amount.

It does not work at all for finding motivated sellers (via display ads).Check out what our guy in Las Vegas is doing on his Facebook page - THAT is working.