They’re willing to sell to youTheyre willing to sell at a discounted rateThey are even looking to sell is slim.

Sometimes if your order is large enough you can get a discount from their backroom.

If they do call you back, then negotiate a discounted price in the event insurance doesn't pay or a release from the contract.

A "good" deal is a deal that meets your above criteria, and that is purchased at a discount relative to other local properties with similar characteristics in your market.

If the trend continues then you can have tremendous ROI in the long run meanwhile the minimal cashflow keep the property improving with forced appreciation through renovation and raising rents that may be under market value.

Hey @Warren MarshallYou can pay an appraiser, typically a slightly discounted rate, to give you an after repair value, based upon your renovation plans and previous comparables in the area etc.

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.

I am thinking about doing a PPA, it costs me nothing ($0 upfront), and I would pay for the electricity at approx 50% discounted rate that will never increase (.075 per kWH) than the electric company (vs .11 per kWH and increases yearly).  

So the bank does a great cut... but you get tremendous leverage.There's a huge BP thread going about velocity banking - read it if you dare.  

Some people are lying for a discount, but in the grand scheme of things, reputation is worth more than arguing with people.