No motivated sellers for the area so was a big waste of time to even go to.

I find that deeply discounted properties that scream motivated seller on craigslist does make my phone ring the most for finding buyers.I also had success with direct mail postcards to that zip code to non-owner buyers who bought in the last 5 months.Those are my successful things in finding buyers.Finding sellers is an entirely different problem for me.

We came across it while doing some research on Rich Dad, whose books motivated us--although now it seems that's not the right path to get where we want to be.Mrs.

The sellers are motivated in that they intend to move out of town ASAP due to a job transfer.

It is obvious when you are motivated you can make it happen.

I'm marketing to find potential homes/motivated sellers.

But as with any group of motivated sellers, any type of deal should work if the numbers are all good and everyone is happy.

Easiest way to get motivated seller leads is to do bandit signs .

I'll add that permission for entering isn't even an issue until you find and communicate with a motivated seller.

I look up property taxes online [available in my market] to determine whether they owe back taxes and, if so, how much --owed back taxes can be a major motivator to sell.