You'd think they'd be motivated. 

Education is a wonderful thing - make sure your prospective tenants have some and motivation.  

Nothing else on your list matters if this purchase doesn't achieve your investment goals.Also, you have NO WAY to determine your offer price until you run the numbers!

If you buy properties in a city where rent increases don't outpace inflation, you can't achieve financial freedom—no matter how many properties you acquire.For example, suppose you buy enough properties to generate $5,000/Mo, which replaces your current income.

Then you have to understand MOTIVATED seller leads generation.Once you do, you will soon realize that it is not possible to target motivated sellers.Anything based on a list is not even random, it is worse than random.Fact 1:I rank #1 on Google for my market and thus I get a ton of organic actually and truly motivated seller leads.I rarely get foreclosures, absentee owners, probates, tax liens, divorces etc.

cashflow in residential is typically achieved either through a more difficult method, or after 10+ years.

SEO according to data across thousands of deals we've researched with investors tends to have the highest lead to deal close ratio and highest average profit per deal, mainly because of the motivation.

Finding a short-term rental (STR) that works with a mortgage is achievable, but it's essential to start by working with an investor-friendly real estate agent.

You are looking for motivated sellers.

When you can give the facts without have to exaggerate, and when those facts motivate everyone in the room to be more like Christ, you’re doing something right.Thanks for all you’ve done.