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

Investors who stay in tune with the local marketplace and apply the 70% formula as a guideline instead of a blanket rule will make their offers more competitive and their investments more lucrative.This post originally appeared on the BiggerPockets blog.

I bought a State Farm policy on a STR and LTR, their prices were competitive and they were easy to work with considering the home is 100 years old.

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

At the end of the day, there are a ton of local small banks that offer competitive HELOC products.

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

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.

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

They come to realize  fractional ownership in a semi-active project with far less control is not as advantageous and eliminates the ability to build the more personal and meaningful relationships with lenders that comes with going through the more natural progression of growing a portfolio and business. 

For example let's say you have an older home with plaster walls, your contractor will replace them with drywall at a fraction of the cost but the insurance covers the cost to replace with plaster which could be thousands of dollars more.