This project highlighted our effective renovation and marketing strategies, yielding a solid return on investment in a competitive market.

No agenda, I don't like helping out the competition either, so this is probably the one and only time I will do anything other than try to cut you off at the knees.My honest assessment on you after your interview is that you should fire all 38 of your agents.

Being in NJ, market is super competitive, so need to figure out how I can maximize the profit.

If it's an owner occupied unit sometimes I've found the big players like state farm to be pretty competitive on price. 

I use Pricelabs but have had to recalibrate based on extra fees, competition, experience, etc.

@Rosemary Earl - the first obvious question is what does your competition offer and are they sitting vacant too? 

Their income can be impacted because they often need a price point that is competitive with a hotel room.  

Utilities are costly (my market likely has the most expensive water in the country and electricity costs that are in competition for highest in the country).  

.” — Lawrence Yun, NAR’s Chief Economist“The return of sellers to the market appeared stronger than that of buyers, continuing to lift the pool of active inventory and ease competitive pressure slightly over September.

This could drive prices up and make things worse.The better option is to buy now when there's less competition.