The seller was motivated at the time due to its financial situation How did you finance this deal?

By bringing them in and paying their commission they become very motivated to work for you to make sure your deal gets done.

To put it plainly, I value his influence in the local circles and his connections throughout town.  

Now I've got motivated sellers for 9 acres of prime real estate by the lake.

Thanks, yes, I try to hold my cards.On the phone he sounds very motivated and agrees with a price, doesn't have any questions but I agree, it seems like he's just wasting everyone's time.

But that all depends on how motivated she is to sell?

We have gotten a lot of calls from it, some interested and motivated sellers, others not so motivated looking for top dollar, other people who want to be removed from the list.

My motivation was not for bad, but helping people in foreclosure who are running out of time and will lose their house, ruin credit, and have nothing to show for all they put into their house payments.  

Build some rapport, establish the seller's motivations for selling and that will tell you what type of transaction they would be most open to. 

Has anyone out there ever tried direct email to contact motivated sellers?