Any tips for navigating the competition in such a hot market?

In hot markets, some wholesalers and investors use 80-85% of ARV (minus repairs) instead of the typical 70% to stay competitive.A few tips:1.

Plus each house sitting empty for t months seems wasteful.)But it’s hard to find a warm but not hot and humid location.

Go to AirBNB app and research which areas have the most listings, that usually means that its a HOT area and if you run it right you can succeed.  

. - Acreage will continue to be a very hot commodity.

@Brian Jackson @Becca F.Kansas City is definitely a hot spot for rental properties!

@Jason Wray, The reason that our shop is pretty hot about your post is two-fold, we do all of the things that you are implying that we don't (other than government loans, we don't work in that space). 

Very often they sound robotic and scripted and does not lead to hot leads or appointments. 

Then based on @Michael Baum's suggestion, I think I will have my cleaner and/or maintenance person do monthly/quarterly maintenance like using using enzyme based cleaners, grease fighting drain treatments and hot water flushing. 

That number seems high but the neighborhood was “hot” and houses sold really quickly.What I cared about most was completing my second deal to gain experience.