Find motivated buyers and motivated sellers then put the two together?

Gives me a better sense of direction and motivation.

But the reasonably priced homes for sale in my neighborhoods aren’t motivated sellers. 

then they'd say something like well I'm not sure how motivated you are. 

It might be worth prospecting for rent by owner listings in the areas you’re looking in to make your efforts more efficient. 

I don't expect the spike in motivation for another couple of months, but I'm sure some of you are excited.Regardless of which type of investor you are, this pandemic is the first of its kind for many.

Of course, this only gets you some operators/developers and working for larger companies you tend to be pigeon holed into a very specific role, often with very efficient systems and processes. 

I understand we invest money, time, and risk into properties to reach the status of landlord, however there are plenty of scenarios where renters have the same entrepreneurial motivation and risk-taking yet are not in the property ownership group.

Why is the seller so motivated? 

The set of circumstances that create the motivation you need are lower financial literacy, very little financial flexibility, a general tendency to look for easy solutions.