@Ella Marie, I can't speak on behalf of your market, but in my respective market, competition is tough, and the successful fix-and-flip vendors are often full-time operating businesses.

These were people who showed a genuine interest in learning and growing the business.

The best way to get that IMO:- Kindly ask 2-3 local large Property Mangers in your market if they'd share there lease.- Check the Off-Market Facebook Housing groups at your school. 

As we kick off 2025, the real estate market is continuing to evolve, presenting both opportunities and challenges for investors.

We are getting up to our third order soon as we continue to grow rental portfolio.

I'd be happy to visit about the market.  

I’m active in the market and happy to share insights on neighborhoods, financing options, or connect you with resources.

@Audrey Sommer I prefer investing in my local market (Snohomish County).

We weren't super happy with anything we were seeing on the market, so my husband and I had just started writing letters and looking off-market... until we saw this property.It'd been sitting on the market for months.

I did not see marketing costs, nights that you need to spend at networking meetings paying for dinners or memberships.