Finding Motivated Sellers from Divorces

[Alvin Grier]

Has anyone ever experienced success marketing to divorced people for motivated seller leads?  

I've heard people mention it as a good niche to target.  

But from my experiences, quite often, after a divorce one of the divorcees ends-up staying in the house after the break-up, so I never thought it was a niche worth the time.  

Are divorces a good niche to target?

[JD Martin]

Personally, I don't think so. I'm sure there are some bargains to be had when both just want free of things, but my experience is that either the house is mortgaged to the hilt so they need top dollar, or there's lots of equity that's getting split and both sides want to maximize their share. Either way doesn't bide well for someone looking for a deal.