The owner is motivated and I think its going to be hard to sell because it needs major repairs.

It's best if you find your own off-market deals - people who share motivational characteristics of people ready to sell, but haven't yet done all the work they think they need to list property.

Remember, the motivation for the cousin here isn't to stay in the house, it is that he wants MONEY, a major driver for this kind of behaviour, out of the deal. 

This gives me motivation to cram at any rate.

I have a close friend who recently got started in Trenton NJ with rental properties who motivated me to jump back in. 

Even though it sounds like you’ve got a absolutely solid financials and a good grasp of all this, over leveraging is the easiest path to becoming a motivated seller.

@Adam Bush I did a couple of deals (SFH, duplex) when I had my full-time job and had a reputation among friends and local real estate professionals that I am motivated and always working on deals.

It’s simply a matter of generating motivated seller leads at scale, building a team to handle the lead and deal flow and build a buyers list to move the deals.  

There simply is no debating or arguing this.What other method have the leads chasing you, where all the leads are extremely motivated and are free, and that works whether you work on it or not.SEO brings in the best leads for free on autopilot.Once you understand how to do it, it is no big deal.

Hello InvestorsI am young aspiring rental property investor, and recently ran into an incredible cash flowing deal.