It is very competitive here. 

I've never had to orchestrate this process.Also, is it best to let your lenders know that you are shopping around to keep them a bit honest/competitive, or is it best to keep that information on the low down?

* Raising capital for your deals- focus on specific verticals that are heavy with passive investors.

Good acquisition deals on Multi-Family are a much harder to find though due to competitiveness in the market.

@Richard Whitaker the companies that will be competitive on a 5 unit building will be represented by an independent agents, so best to ask for a good broker who specializes int he REI space than the company name.  

I invest in a very competitive market so I feel that it is quite challenging to conquer zip codes, but I will differently take what you’ve said into consideration.

Check out auctions too but I think competition is steep.

If you don’t want heavy rehabs, your job of finding the deal meeting your criteria is going to be very difficult.

We are in a fairly competitive market in Augusta, and are getting above average numbers as far as click through rate and conversions.

There is a lot of competition but I haven't found it to create a lack of deals.