In a market that is active you will have 5 to 10 players that will buy 90% of anything that comes up that is remotely a deal..

Having said that you can make money here, but choosing the right neighborhood (resort) is key.

Title managers are a great resource for market players. 

We excel under current market conditions – the same ones that have many people panicking, as several of the major players in the real estate fund space are reporting losses, forced sales, foreclosures, and SEC investigations.

You resort to the internet.

It has skiing in winter, hiking in spring, there's a few resorts up there as well. 

I.e. the value-add player that has moved to more core deals, or heavier performance alignments shifting overtime to more fee heavy structures.

I think there may be some players in the space advertising 80% LTV on cash-outs but would proceed with caution if you find someone offering it.

Most of the leads you generate via cold calls, social media, and other marketing efforts won't transact or even meet with you for some time.Baseball players take dozens of swings in batting practice to prep for just 2-3 good pitches they'll see come gametime.

If it's an owner occupied unit sometimes I've found the big players like state farm to be pretty competitive on price.