How about other methods to finding motivated sellers?

Bottom line is pick one; do it to the best of your ability; measure your results and then refine the approach or move on to a different method.

The majority of the lending is done by entities making fewer than 100 loans in a year, and whose organization typically consists of part-time employees who are also employed by a related entity.

Using an FHA means this method would not be the way to go.Private Money - These are people that are willing to lend you money based upon whatever agreement you can both agree on.

I'm presently employed in a W2 job and carry the max insurance I have the ability to purchase, however since the birth of my son and analyzing our financial future a bit more have figured this is something I need to focus on at the moment.  

Since we are all self-employed its a little more difficult to get approved by a bank so we are looking at owner financing since coming up with a down payment would be no issue.  

If anyone would share their method of finding the homeowner of a house that they saw, that would be great.

Or you can go the tried and true method and just rent long-term obviously.

So if you are self-employed, you can transfer your IRA to the solo 401k and borrow up to 50% of the balance not to exceed $50,000.

My concern is the the "due on sale" clause being executed by lending institutions when using these methods.