Market Saturaed w/ REI??

[Matt M.]

Newbie investor here interested in starting with long term buy and holds in the San Antonio market. It seems Real Estate Investing is all the rage right now with a lot of people I talk to. Maybe its the myriad of TV shows? Either way, how saturated is the market with people like me trying to find "deals"? Should I expect to be outbid/outsmarted by the big time investors? How long should it take me to find a "deal"?. Thanks in advance...