I'll be starting an investor friendly agent team that specializes in finding motivated sellers for investors that can help cut through the guru nonsense and actually help them find investments that make sense.I live in Venice and am looking in the Santa Monica, Venice and Marina Del Rey areas.  

Use it as motivation and prove them wrong.Parents are used to one way of thinking and it's hard to change their mind.

I believe that my biggest problem is finding motivated sellers .

Most sellers aren’t motivated by anything less than 7%.

When i didn't do what they wanted they used the house as a motivator.

If you can find an honest and motivated seller to work with, it makes your job easier when it comes to due diligence.

Ive been motivated for 4yrs now to succeed in Real Estate, over this period of time I have built a strong network such as, Cash Buyer Investors, Real Estate Agents, Brokers, City opportunities for vacant/abandon properties, etc..My question being, How do I make sure that these Cash Buyers are real?

You want to know which kind of returns they can expect, and show them your track record. 3) You are just too curious to keep going without knowing. 4) Seeing the high IRR refreshes your motivation to keep going.

You'd be better off saving your money and looking for a motivated seller or a fixer.

I'm not sure he'll go for it, but it's definitely an option I can put on the table.My role in the deal is not financially motivated - I'm their son.