In order to find (and successfully close on) a deal that is worth both your time and effort, and money, as an investor, you probably will need to generate enough leads: Talk to enough motivated sellers, estate attorneys/ bank REO reps in your target area, to see if there are motivated enough sellers for you to talk to. 

What can be a good motivator or role model for pushing forward and to be as knowledgeable as possible in all the areas REI requires from Nero-linguistics to Networking to Hammering a nail to dress to impress, well you name it!  

Nevertheless, after obsessively scouring information over the last year or so, I’ve finally decided to start the process of documenting my experiences as I journey down the path towards financial freedom.If you are a fan of the BiggerPockets’ Podcasts, you know that many of the successful R.E. investors got their “push” from the book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki.I, too, was motivated by this inspiring book back in about 2003. 

The local/regional ones are more reasonable and more motivated to avoid a foreclosure than the bigger ones.  

http://www.austinrenc.com/about-renc/ which itself has several special interest groups, including noteworthy Real Estate Launchpad There is also http://reicaustin.orgAlso check these out:Bigger Pockets meetings that occur every second Wednesday of the month at 10 am at Mercury Mambo, run by James Sinclair and Mike Walker Bigger Pockets MeetingsHarold McGhee and Esmeralda Lira head an Investor Mastermind meetings every Thursday at 11:30 am at Big Daddy's on Research and Burnet Real Estate Investor MastermindsYou will no doubt find numerous other groups once you start networking.Again, welcome to Austin.

Perhaps that will increase their "motivation". :)

They are not really motivated and if they wont get the price they will just rent it out.

We have numerous applicants, none of which are knights in shinning armor.

Coming up tomorrow is @Justin Silverio 's quarterly meeting that will be at a finished rehab project he did in Stoneham (He just informed us there will be pizza so that should be enough motivation for a 21 year old:) ).  

With that said the homes still need and can be purchased from motivated sellers for undervalue and then resold to motivated buyers willing to pay over time as mentioned by Curt above.