That makes you an ethical player - a rehabber who adds value, improves neighborhoods and provides good housing for buyers. 

Welcome to the big players homie!

Manly men, as opposed to girly men).Kegorator, electronic darts, poker table w/cards & chips, BluRay player and a collection of porn, Roku or smart hdtv, gas grill & charcoal grill, suit of armor, life size stand up picture of Marilyn Monroe, .22 cal pellet gun with pellets and pigeon/starling/squirrel bait and a critter count score board, horse shoe pit, firepit with several tons of firewood, that's all I can think of right off the top of my head.

There is less inventory more players but we still hit a few home runs .

Some major improvements and big players have entered these locations.

They are not perfect but lot better than any player in the buying selling process.

I think to be successful in this business long-term it's important to get to know the players in your market and establish a reputation because you never know what relationship will help you complete a deal somewhere down the line!

These are just initial thoughts to your question -1) I'm a basketball coach,  so my analogy to the players is to just keep shooting.

He doesn't need the money, but he is a 'player' in my area and realizes that the more potential capital is worth the small amount (relatively) that he's paying out in interest payments.

As they say in hockey "A good player goes where the puck is while a great player goes where the puck will be."