Experienced investors often see the holiday season as an opportunity due to reduced competition and motivated sellers willing to negotiate for faster closings.

I typically build in an inspection contingency into my offers (yes this reduces my competitiveness of my offers, but its also a safety net to protect my bottom line).

It’s more so the amount of competition and offers being place on properties I’m looking at.

Rental demand is high there, but so are home buyers looking to purchase properties there which makes it a bit of a competitive market for sales.

There is a need but not much competition. 

if you have limited resources, you need to plan accordingly to your budget.if your budget is Zero, you need to use free marketing methods like calling all FSBO in your area and landlords with houses that are outdatedif your budget is $250 you can use other strategies like skip tracing, driving for dollars, cold calling or door knockingif you have a larger budget you can do Direct mailing campaigns but to hard to find list, where the competition is small Adjust your marketing based on your monthly budget and be consistent for 3 to 6 months to see resultsIf you don't have lots of capital, consistency if the key over time

not in vegas flipping is too competitive.. 

Even with the reduction in bonus depreciation this year, with the right debt on the right asset class, that's still a competitive option. 

Research local rental rates to set a competitive price.

However, JC as you know is overrun with new build multifamily options so there is a lot of competition in Hudson Co whereas the suburbs there is none.It really depends if you need the money to buy a house out there and want to plant roots.