Learning how to listen for distress, motivation and flexibility while communicating valuable information to the seller to win them to your side to close the deal are all things worth practicing.

Here's what I DON'T need:any book with Beginner in the titleany book written by a guru as a commercial to sell some other product like a boot camp or mentoringany book written by a pretenderany book that is pure motivation without any substanceany Idiots or Dummies guideany book written about real estate outside of the USAany book that is 28 pages or less that will answer all my questionsany book written by the winner on the Voice, American Idol, Survivor, Great Race or Apprenticeany book written by a child star or a soap opera actorany book based on unproven theoryany book written by somebody who never bought any real estate

With the Fed rate hike coming any time now, I'm motivated to execute on a buy-and-hold property deal in the next few months and get some of that cheap leverage.

If you haven't already, I'd check out the podcasts under the learn tab - helps keep me motivated and reminds me to keep sending out those offers daily!

You will have your hand on the pulse of that owner and know exactly what his pain level and motivation for selling is.

I don't think you are doing anything wrong, he just isn't motivated to sell and unrealistic so move on.  

But rather focus on taking massive action marketing yourself and finding a motivated seller.

With the online platforms you are extending a huge amount of trust and it seems that your only "collateral" is that they are very motivated to succeed and protect their reputation.  

thanks for the video that gave me some motivation I really need right now.

The lender has no motivation to engage in the hassle.