I especially enjoy how open everyone is despite the fact that we are technically competitors and strongly believe that open discussion and sharing of ideas enriches almost any industry.Once I complete my service obligation in a year, I plan to pursue real estate full time.

For your competitor across the street, this is his first effort at fixing and flipping but since he used the same subs as you did, the work is the same.

Take a look at ads online for apartments that would be your competitors, and then go and visit some of them.

As a landscape contractor most of my competitors are uninsured but I find homeowners seem to care more than landlords about insurance, why is that?

Those are usually in major cities where the ordinances are very restrictive and there are usually big public company competitors working around the clock to lock up those locations, so competition is fierce. 

Strong communication is imperative while reaching maximum efficiency, when each unit is healthy there's no competitor that can outperform any aspect of the partnership.

If you have 50 competitors and they all seem to be booked, then it looks good.

Their fees are generally higher than most competitors.

Employees with specific skills and knowledge can give you and edge vs. competitors.

Note that they are labeled "Lowe's Competitor Coupons" and won't work at Lowe's (my guess is the codes have already been used at Lowe's and are 1 time only) but they work at Home Depot just the same.