looking for a way to keep contractors on track and not have them slowly get less motivated to finish a job as it moves along costing me money in holding costs etc.

That is not the right motivation. 

Lol yes, the mod gods should smile upon us.Here is a video I made about this:"2 Ways To Target Motivated Real Estate Sellers On Facebook"https://www.youtube.com/watch?

More advanced ways of finding distressed off market properties are think of various conditions under which an owner of a distressed property with equity may be highly motivated to sell, and then figure out what sort of paper trail that may leave ... follow the paper trail to find the owner.

Yellow letter: 1-2%Postcard: .5-1%Professional Letter: Vary you'll get a higher response rate that doesn't always translate into motivation though. 

Look for people that are self-motivated and looking for an opportunity to learn.One of the two, has shown an interest in investing in real estate.

Im extremely motivated and driven to succeed.

Today there is an over abundance of tenants rights organizations and information online that will allow a tenant to feel empowered to break his or her lease if so motivated to do so.

I really have  a pure motive and i am determined to learn as well..

That will probably influence any feedback I give on your deal more than anything.