Here in Northern New Jersey, single family inventory is down over 25% from last year and there wasn't exactly a plethora of homes on the market then. This is also happening nationally (http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/24/w...

Some banks will have a very competitive portfolio product to work with.

Great question and this would have a couple answers depending on the following;* You Global DTI with the acquisition of the secondary home* How much do you have available to place down* Do you have plans of renting it all or is it rented now* Do you plan to buy a personal home soon - This would go back to your Global DTI with the acquisition of the secondary home* Can the home be your primary home since you are living in a current residence without a leaseLet me know if you have any questions via pmRegards,Joe Scorese

For some reason we thought, and had several lenders who thought so too, that one could simply add VA entitlements together to circumvent the zero down loan limit and thus be competitive for the very limited multi-unit supply in the area.

So, I live currently in 78704 in Austin, and obviously the competition is pretty crazy here as well as the price of properties.

Because I want to know so I can stay away from it and the competition and possible find another avenue and start studying now.Thanks!

I realize these types of list takes time to obtain, but they will be much more effective since most investors are mailing to the easy to get lists (absentee, high equity, etc.).2) There has been a lot of competition in direct mail over the past few years.  

So the competition here is quite excruciatingly painful to swallow, and not even factoring in the commute and the bubble over price rent.So back to the story, after 2years of saving my money i was able to begin my process in fixing the home I bought which was sitting there not doing anything for 2years (I was scared to rent it out to people I didn’t know, and felt it was not livable condition).

I think if I shop around I can do better, but I want to know who is competitive before running my credit.I have 2 properties I plan to make offers on.

Although there are opportunities in this competitive market, I know it puts me in a less favorable position vs. other investors that will have the cash and will be able to close quickly.