If you're able to invest when the market get's more competitive, you'll have a huge advantage compared to the investors sitting on the sidelines. 

It's really easy to beat that competition.

Market the property effectively: High quality photos; video; competitive buyer agent compensation; marketing to agents via email, social media, broker Open houses; etc.You and your agent may already have this covered!

Yes What newbie doesn’t understand is risk/reward ratio and market risk.in any syndication, GP risk/reward is always way way favoring the GP, GP almost has no risk even if the asset defaulted , while LP has more probability of receiving default risk and limited upside.In term of market risk, LP needs to understand the boom bust cycle especially when it does happen in 2023/2024, wait until at least all the turbulence is gone and restart investing , watch carefully each T12 line , examine DSCR, market rent and especially upcoming supply in the market, watch competition.

We had a great experience with the lender we used from a big bank since it was a jumbo loan, very knowledgeable and competitive.

You have to be creative and give your guests something to rave about with so much competition.

Try to network with other wholesalers to see how much volume you need, what type of postcards and how competitive each market is. 

It is very competitive.

Search Airbnb for listings around you or the market you are interested in to see your competition and what they are doing. 

The experts are saying rates MAY drop middle of the year, but then that just stirs competition and potential rising prices.If you are looking to put low money down and you can live for free, why wouldn't an investor putting 20%-30% down snatch it up?