I don’t need the cash flow today so I can take a slimmer deal.  

Where do the students live now, if it is an apartment dominated area your tenant base is slimmer (though if it's a big school there's not as much to worry about).Will you rent by the room?

Now I know they can be way slimmer than I ever imagined.  

We are bidding up the properties such that the margins are getting slimmer.

I can definitely say that there are multiple SFRs in the $400K-$450K range in Tacoma and some of the surrounding areas, and the options get slimmer as you go North.

As a buy and hold investor, the options are slimmer and margins tighter in Phoenix.

I agree with you- the numbers are slim and they just keep seem to be getting slimmer!

The pickings are slimmer...

And then if you have an umbrella, it's even slimmer... may be not in those exact words...It's a personal choice and risk tolerance.

With the interest rates being sky-high at the moment, getting a loan only makes the odds of finding a cash-flowing property even slimmer.