I would have stuck to the phone to get as much information from the seller, including (and most importantly) what their motivation is for selling.

Small strip centers without a grocery anchor will face incredible challenges this year and next.

Since the information for most loans, licenses, and LLC's is in the public records, this is an incredibly easy scam to pull off -- and difficult to combat.BP has great SEO so posting here will show up high if someone does a search on you.

Hey BP, I want to use a VA for cold calling & qualifying motivated sellers. 

It is very important to build reserves and put that money to use- it is one of the motivators for me to stay in this game on tough days.Good Luck

MLS - Motivated Seller How did you finance this deal?

And depending on how motivated sellers might be in 3 to 6 months, there may be even more opportunities.It's easy to get here and our weather is awesome 8 months out of the year.

On the other hand, if you think rates are going to go down, the yield maintenance might be too big of a risk and you would want to consider doing the step down prepayment penalty structure.I think I might right an article about this calculation in depth but I need to get motivated to do it first.

Of course, I'm not a motivated seller.I'm following this to see what others say. 

You could get some insider information and find the sellers motivation, but before you get all giddy inside I'd be careful to not mix the side hustle with a stable 9-5 job.