Finding a good tenant is a real hurdle in Baltimore, as far as I can see.The competition is pretty strong here, as well, as many investors are looking for the same thing.Shoshana Shulman

This differentiates me from 80% of my competition."

There is much competition and little reno funds at their price points to do everything I would want to do to the house.

We have worked with foreign nationals and have extremely competitive rates and down payments.Mark

It's competitive to get good deals and prices have been increasing dramatically. 

You need to do whatever it takes to be competitive in your area.

There is so much discussion lately regarding what markets buyers can look at for cash flow, how competitive the housing market is in general, whether housing is at a peak, super-low inventory everywhere, people unable to find deals, folks wondering why others are buying (apparently) cash flow negative investments, and so on.I'm wondering if anyone is actually selling into this low inventory market? 

get away from the city and theres a lot more opportunities with less competition and much lower expenses.I worked years as a plumber in most of the areas you've mentioned and struggled to make any progress.

The land is adjacent to my quadplex and i let someone else buy it , he could be a potential competition.

But there are a lot of buyers and this winter I've seen some absurd  competition to buy deals that just frankly weren't that good.