It's funny that you said motivation because I'll be posting some motivation on Instagram since it is Motivation Monday. 

The truth is about the only credit I can give to any of them is that they got me interested in realestate and got me motivated to get involved in the game, the rest I learned by trial and error, people in the business and the biggerpockets of the 90s; creonline, who had people like you giving good advise to newbies for free.

The process of finding the people and motivating them is harder than you might expect. 

I have been BRRRR-ing for over a decade in Milwaukee and it's not like deals were always easy to find, but once a house has been sitting on the market for 6 months, sellers get more motivated to discuss a less than ideal priced offer.

And keep in mind, those others had a profit motive for seeing it appraise as it did, they were not impartial. 

Wow, this is the motivation I need to MAKE IT HAPPEN!

While the listing agent may encourage you to offer a buyer’s broker commission to motivate them to have their client consider the property, A) they buyer should now have an agreement regarding the commission and B) the buyer will see the property on online platform, diminishing concerne about the broker steering away from properties that don’t offer a buyer’s commission. 

Appreciate the content on here but I’m not motivated enough to scroll more than a hundred pages to see if a question has been asked already….just saying

Feel free to share what’s most important to you and any other factors that influence your decision-making process.

If you told him you have been playing pickup games for the past year and need help improving your jump shot, now he has evidence you're motivated and a specific goal he can quickly help you work towards.