Do your competitors offer a dishwasher?

I'm not sure if that means its cost prohibitive or my competitors are not savvy enough to ad it to their marketing campaigns?

Although it may lack listings for some stations, display incorrect prices once in a while, and have a lackluster interface when compared to its competitors.

Kalyn everyone wants cosmetic properties.You will find regular home buyers do not have to resell and will accept way less of an equity position and pay a higher price to get a home cheap with a low monthly payment.Their goals are totally different than a rehabber.This is why a bunch of success is taking on properties where a home buyer is not a competitor but it drives down the price with the property not being loan ready.If your offer of cash is just slightly lower than a finance home buyer the asset manager might still choose you.If there is a wide difference the asset manager might take a shot with the finance home buyer to net more.It depends on a bunch of factors which is being at the right place at the right time.You also have to understand local,regional,and national banks make decisions in different ways.Kayln are you offering to let the listing broker keep all the commission are are you getting greedy and asking for the co-op??

The only reason why I chose to use this vs the competitors (Propertyware, etc.) was cost.

If it's a really great deal go ahead and lock it up with as cheap earnest money as possible now to get rid of competitors so it changes to pending status.I can guarantee others are looking at it right now and running the research you are as well.Get it locked up cheap and then do most of your research in your due diligence period.If you find you do not want the deal you can always assign it for a fee if allowed or bring in a partner to help with additional costs that is discovered or you can negotiate the price down further.I see it everyday where an investor does too much upfront work and do not get it under contract and lose out to someone else.

These are blind auctions, meaning I have no idea what interest rate my competitors bid, and all I knew was how many bids there were on each certificate in total.

I will tell you straight up that I use a competitor product.

In the end use it, its a tool and HMLs wouldn't be in business if your competitors didn't maximize their use.

Believe me, when it comes time to put up or shut up and make the big decisions in real estate, having that degree and knowledge will allow you to make bigger moves faster than your competitors.