Finding Motivated Sellers

If you are a real estate investor or considering becoming one, you realize (or soon will know) that real estate investing is about finding truly great deals and that starts with motivated sellers. So, why does it surprise people when I speak on goal setting that I spend a lot of time on goal setting regarding motivated sellers. If you want motivated sellers, to achieve most or even all of your other goals, then doesn't it seem sensible to concentrate on the motivated seller part of your goals, at the least in the beginning? Anyone taking a look at my portfolio of audio CDs and courses will quickly find a pattern; over 50% of the titles are about finding motivated sellers. How come that? Let's think about it. Let's say you have a target to make $10,000 per month from owning rental property. To get rental property that will give you excellent cash flow, you'll need to buy the houses that have strong rents and try to buy them as inexpensively as possible. How will you buy