The way that you get deals at the prices that you want is to spend your own money developing an off-market farm based on direct marketing, call catching, VA response, and in-person assistance.

Had been eying the market for a couple of years for a deal, The neighborhood was increasing rapidly and I wanted to get in before it peaked.

Your last paragraph opened my eyes.

People see what looks like profit potential and get dollar signs in their eyes blinding them to the reality of the business.

Let's get lunch/coffee soon; sounds like we have a lot of catching up to do!

Plumber, electrical, handyman, etc.We had two units catch fire. 

I ultimately decided to move away from SFH’s because the amount of work required to continue to scale wasn’t feasible alongside a full time job.Investing passively via syndicates opened my eyes to how I could benefit from real professionals sourcing, acquiring, doing due diligence and managing my asset all without any ongoing time commitment from me.

Just asking Q's so you are going in eyes open.Nick has a great point... with buying you can choose to push values quickly through repairs rather having an extended timeline.  

Keep an eye out for this area for sure.

We’ve bought several homes over the years, none of which were done through the eyes of an investor but through the eyes of a family wanting a certain home in a certain school district.