In addition, the workers need to be supervised, motivated and trained and the cost for this person plus all the extra costs can bring it up easily to $50/hour.

I know I haven't given much information on the financials but that's because there are many triplexes , duplexes and quads around but the answer to whether or not it would be a good idea still remains.

I know there's a bunch of motivational type of books, I'm actually about to start reading The Miracle Morning.

by financing I only spent $34,602.90 and have remaining in my cash coffers $40,000 with which to use for another property.If I had financed I would still have $40,000 in my coffers to purchase a second home.

from the way I understand it, the things that would worry me about the brrrr strategy given your situation are these:1) need to include closing costs on top of 20% dp, let's estimate $3500 just to be safe.2) how to make absolutely certain your remaining funds would increase the value of the $100k rental to $138k.

I'm wondering if anyone has experienced an increase in seller motivation with tax season approaching?

I can get more than half of this investment $$'s on year1 (60% of the investment on year1 with depreciation, rest in remaining 5-6 years) combined with potential tax benefits (30% Federal tax benefit on Solar).3.

I'm very new to this industry and as I learn, grow, and become successful, it all goes back to the creative real estate investing platform.I am relentless, focused, and motivated to be in a position to learn all there is to learn. 

My kids are a bit younger 4 and 2 but they're my primary motivation.

How do I find motivated sellers without paying for leads?