Isn't he in effect training up his competition and potentially eating up into his own future revenues? 

It is a more competitive market than Findlay

I've priced the rental at $4100 per month, which I believe to be competitive for the area. 

Sale Price vs List Price shows a stable pricing market indicating no major swings in pricing competition.

A high number of available rentals in an area can indicate oversaturation, which might lead to increased competition among landlords and potentially lower rental prices.

And while there are many ways to calculate the profitability of the note I created,  the resultant investment yields significantly more than purchasing an investment in the competitive market environment.A summary of the deal is thus: My partners and I owned a 11,000 square foot retail/service center on a main thoroughfare in North West Houston.  

Sale Price vs List Price has a slight upward trend but nothing out of the ordinary indicating an upward trend in buyer competition.

With the number of Sales in the Greater Boston area this change is likely caused by a swing in competition from buyers raising the average over asking sale price.

This will be a metric to watch as the year continues as one of the indicators for buyer competition.

.- Competitive pressure to deploy capital compressing dropping of rates. - Buyers are underwriting portfolios to as-is rents.- Machine learning models are helping to reduce risks.- Reverse migration to Rust Belt is occurring based on affordability issues elsewhere.- Scatter site is a defensive asset offering a lot of optionality.- Market conditions are challenging for scatter site hold unless you are underwriting a 10-year hold.- Setting up operations for SFR from scratch is very difficult.- One investor is buying at cap rates in 5s or 6s.