that companies with moats- economic advantages which competitors would have a difficult time imitating- were better investments than companies without those advantages.

You have to look at your competitors and see what they are putting out and also what has sold recently.

Mostly MLS (Foreclosures and estate sales) but we did have 2 properties brought to us off market by our realtor - our rehab contractor is very reasonable on his prices and there are not a lot of competitors in that market looking to do what we are doing (rehab to rent).  

The companies will cut the wires of their competitors and drill holes where they want to if you are not watching.

There are good deals to be found at the county tax sale too, but at this point in the process, there is a much higher likelihood that you'll have the added burden of more competitors in the market, which could potentially kill any deals you could have gotten ahead of time, if you had just bought these properties directly from their respective owners. 

If your traffic finds your website valuable, i.e. you somehow gave your traffic value, (and Google sees that) you will rank #1 NO MATTER how many backlinks your competitor has.This is fact.

You only get "recently sold" on LoopNet, and the search is mediocre.The first competitor to consider is Crexi - it's basically LoopNet but smaller.

There are obvious obstacles in doing this, but when it comes to getting the jump on competitors, it can be hard to beat.Email MarketingGoogle may have made reaching consumers via their inboxes more challenging, but email can still be one of the best ways to reach both the masses, and highly targeted contacts.

If you're interested in selling your house please visit our website where you can see pictures and testimonials where you can learn about us and all the benefits of selling to us versus our competitors.

They are self-selecting in that those who cannot follow direction are vetted or referred to a competitor.