Through the process of doing seven deals in the last 5 months, a few folks I know have noticed and expressed serious interest getting in on deals; i.e. invest money with me rather than try to figure how to compete in the same space.Previously I've passed on some attractive larger opportunities as I was not willing to commit the cash to get into the deal.

If this happens there may be opportunities.But Wayne is right, if the opening bid is attractive there will be competition.  

It attracted the best of the low income rental crowd.

That it attracts bugs and vermin and you will bill her for pest control if she brings roaches into the house with her garbage.

I don't care what the numbers say, if the neighborhood is a place I wouldn't let my family live in, then I'm not going to attract good quality tenants.

Good deals attract money and people are more than willing to help you get the deal done.

I agree that a leveraged investment could return 14-20% ($140-200K annually), which is more attractive from a retirement standpoint.But, I'd still rather have $10M working for me and then have $1M/year to retire on

An un-neutered male will literally groom itself with urine to attract a female.

I keep researching and think that this is a great way to attract new tenants.

Apart from knowing how to attract motivated sellers, investors must also find out the reasons why people become desperate or motivated to sell:DISTRESSED PROPERTYSometimes the property becomes distressed or in need of repair and the seller does not have the funds to correct the issue.