Do Contractors have a corner on the Flipping House market?

[Dale Lanford]

I am new to real estate investing. I just met with an experienced real estate agent who had a great track record and had other investor clients. He told me that contractors buy most of the houses that can be easily flipped and it was a difficult market for the everyday investor who wanted flipping to be part of his portfolio. Just want to see if there were some experienced flippers that could comment on this. I live in Charleston SC. So this might be market specific.