If that's your market, your only choice is to get aggressive or sit vacant.Consider lowering the price but increasing your standards.

For example, a few years back, I was working with an investor who wanted to break into the Phoenix market - a solid choice, by the way, because of the rental yields—and we ended up uncovering an off-market duplex that wasn't even on her radar.

The US "democracy" is a faint, it's a perception of choice and that curtain has been recently drawn back and literally out-right stated, in relation to why Trump is such a threat as he threatens those prevailing powers who control things, without elections, since '47'. 

Hi @Jon Martin, in the past anywhere from 2 days to 6 months out by my own choice. 

Tampa’s a prime spot right now, and starting with fix-and-flips is a solid choice for building capital.

Land flipping and new construction can be a fantastic choice, especially if you’re taking your time to learn the ropes.

In cases like this, a police report and insurance claim (via tenant's rental insurance policy first, mine second) would be (have been) my first choice. 

Their love and involvement appears to be well intentioned, be grateful and thankful for that.You have choices to make, but each choice will provide its own set of challenges, consequences, hurt, disappointment, joy, reward, etc. 

Real estate agent meetups aren’t always the safest either; if you hook up with a smart crook, they can steal your deals.

I'm not opposed to investing in Ashland, but Huntington would be my first choice due to the population, demand, growth, college, affordability, and the list goes on and on.