If you are into buy and hold, there are a lot of great reasons to invest here: huge military presence (average person moves every 3 years), potential Amazon fulfillment center in Suffolk and Norfolk Resort Casino.  

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!

This house has great comps around it, it's close to two major casinos and interstate 95.

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.