Buyers are out there, and with fewer investors jumping in due to concerns, there's less competition snagging those good deals.If you're considering moving forward, connecting with someone who knows the Tampa scene inside and out could be a game-changer.

There are a lot of owners that have great purchase prices and 3 to 4% Interest rates that bought 5, 10 or more years ago.If you want to jump into the STR market game now in competitive markets you better run your numbers conservatively and you need an appealing location and property to be competitive. 

After the election and purported rate cut(s) from the FED, I expect buying activity to pick up rather noticeably, which means more competition and likely higher prices. 

Factors such as competition, food trends, lack of management, ingress etc, can close these stores. 

I would rip apart our competition if I found out they had a $30/mon fee.

Price your home $50 - $100 cheaper than all the competition, and you'll attract lookers.

but it's really, really tough right now as there is limited inventory, tremendous competition for deals, money is expensive, and good contractors are booked up.the equity in your home is an example of very expensive money. 

There is usually a close overlap that gives you a competitive advantage of knowledge or boots on the ground instead of nothing.

Still competitive due to lack of inventory but the return potential is much better.

Therefore your main competitive advantage is price.