Your competition is from experienced wholesalers all the way down to people that have googled it and are now gumming up the works.

Are there global hard money lenders?

Or refinance more and use the extra funds to improve the property further to increase cashflow or acquire other properties to increase your global cashflow.

I use www.simplifyem.com (aka TREX global)-- I like this site because it's only $3 per transaction, and it's a complete accounting app, AND it was free for less than 4 or 5 units when I started.  

Non-stabilized Properties are really hard to get financing for, unless your global financial picture is solid.

We have two major hospitals, 5 universities, multiple anchoring global corporations. 

Though clearly everything needs to be viewed in a broader context; trade wars, global growth, financial markets etc.

If you are buying retail it's about what the lease says and if tenants have to pay for specialty type insurance and coverage on behalf of the landlord.I know some investors I have stay away from coastal areas with global warming raising sea tide levels over the next few decades.

Something like planting a tree or building a little breakfast nook or something.You'll get your "fix" while not gumming up the works.I used to like building a beautiful custom dining table that I'd just leave in the house with a little note like, "Welcome home!

The agreements at the international global warming summits would limit the use of coal.