But as an investor I see that as a high level of competition in a market that doesn't have enough draw for families (mine, at least).2.

Competitive multiple offers occur only on select properties, while others languish on the market.

If the liens against the previous owner are insignificant then I would prefer to purchase the property from the owner and not have to deal with competition.

Investing now may be worth it, as interest rate cuts in 2025 may increase competition and prices.

With todays higher interest rates and competition from other investors that drive up distressed housing prices we've hadn't had any luck getting new deals to pencil out.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

Agreed, I think the market will really start to spur up when rates get a little more competitive. 

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

In fact, now may be the best time of the year to buy properties due to reduced buyer competition and seller motivation (those selling now are probably committed.)

I’m starting with just 1 listing but plan to recruit neighbors in my beach market to list on my custom website tailored to our community / market so I hope to be at 10+ listings soon even though I only own & operate 1 right now.Guesty’s pricing did not appear to be competitive and for someone starting with fewer than 4 units but planning to scale up behind that, Guesty does not offer a migration path from their “for hosts” product to their “for pros” version - it would have been a complete redo on setting everything up.