@Parker JuddIt is great to see how motivated you are!

What is the sellers motivation to sell it to you for $35K less than they paid for it a year ago?

I was contacted by a motivated seller who is in trouble and wants to be done with this property.

He is motivated to sell the property.

I'm interested and highly motivated to continue my education in the San Diego market...hopefully connect with local wholesalers...so I can learn as much as I can thank you

@Jamar JonesThe tax sale lists is a really good list to attack because your chances of getting a “motivated” seller increase.

Maybe she had other motives to have a co-signer.

You would have to be able to negotiate a good discount and get the property under contract in order to wholesale and unless you can show proof of funds etc. agents will not work with you.That being said  here are some ways to find motivated sellers. you can purchase lists with different motivations like absentee owners, 60-90-120 days late on mortgage, pre-foreclosure, delinquent taxes, water cutoff, code violation, evictions, probate, divorce, etc. and mail or cold call.Other methods are driving for dollars, door knocking, wholesalers, craigslist, Realtors, FSBO sites, expired listings, put out bandit signs, billboards, newspapers, other offline publications.You can use pay per click/adwords, motivated seller website with SEO, facebook, Linkedin, Youtube, and other forms of online and social media marketing.

Fairly new to the industry wanted to know a good way to calculate repair costs while on the phone with motivated seller?

That's usually enough to motivate even a stoner.