Finding Motivated Sellers

If you should be a real estate investor or considering becoming one, you realize (or soon will know) that real estate investing is all 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 need motivated sellers, to reach most if not all of your other goals, then doesn't it seem sensible to target on the motivated seller part of your goals, at least at the beginning? Anyone considering my portfolio of audio CDs and courses will quickly find a structure; over 1 / 2 of the titles are about finding motivated sellers. Exactly why is that? Let's think about it. Let's say you have a target to make $10,000 monthly from owning rental property. To find rental property that will provide you with excellent cash flow, you will need to get the houses which have strong rents and try to get them as inexpensively as possible. How do y