Only downside is little to no appreciation on buy and holds, and slimmer margins on flips. 

These guys have a ton of cash to purchase and the margins they are looking for are much slimmer than what a single fix and flip or buy and hold investor is looking for.

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A lot of deals are getting slimmer and slimmer so I feel like I'm turning a lot more opportunities away than I am jumping into... however some good deals from good operators can still be found.   

The most important thing to me is to find a property that I confidently know I can invest and pull all or most of my capital back out because I'm confident I want more than 1 property and I can't have all my capital tied up in my first property.My real estate agent has told me that in my area, there are too many investors that are willing to pursue houses on slimmer margin (i.e., they are willing to purchase higher than the 70% ARV) and that I should really target off market deals. 

However, with the city nearly fully eliminating new non-owner occupied short-term rentals AND the increase in interest rates, margins are looking much slimmer than before.

I think it's time to stop flipping, it's too dangerous now because margins are slimmer and worse, you might get stuck at a market peak.

A lot of buyers have adjusted to the slimmer margins and are still buying.

That's probably true for most markets I keep reading about on here (margins for error are getting slimmer as everywhere seems to be appreciating).

Yes there are deals in every area, but they are slimmer in Worcester then any time prior.