While the foundation of any true money-maker is getting a motivated seller to sell you property at a discount, knowing your exit strategy can help determine how much of a discount you need.

Hopefully he does it right, but again, at this price point and considering he's selling, what's his motivation?  

I think one of the best ways to invest in real estate is to do some sort of buying and selling.  

What sort of kickbacks are they getting?

This property is off market and the seller is motivated (lost his job), so I hope to negotiate the price lower.Here's the big catch on this property.

If the seller is super motivated, you should be able to make the seller-financing case; assuming the down-payment covers any existing payoff (if not, you could do sub2, but I have zero experience with that).As far as question #2 above (N/O/O loan that isn't based on your personal income), I have recently come across Account Closed who has a 30-year fixed program for buy-and-hold.

To overcome this obstacle, you may want to look for a non performing building with a motivated seller.

Getting to keep the commission is just sort of icing on the cake for me.

However, I'm concerned that I may be misleading people of my ultimate motives as an investor.

You can also do a combination of seller financing and private investment if the seller is motivated enough.