And w/ the growing tech boom, low rates, and shrinking inventory, the demand is continuing to get even stronger.

Inventory is tight and you have to be patient and do due diligence.

Lots of submarkets in the country are experiencing the low inventory and high demand making it difficult to win properties.

The best thing to do is to talk to realtors in the area and get a thorough understanding of values on existing inventory so you know the threshold that you can push  

Hello Michael,As of right now, our inventory is extremely low.

It in the future though keep it in your basement and paint all units the same color to keep paint inventory low.  

Hello BP, as we all know the market is quite competitive right now with low inventory.

You can focus your marketing efforts pretty good these days and the amount of inventory that is owned free-and-clear is enough to keep us all busy for a very long time...I don't necessarily disagree with the secondary approaches you referenced, but they don't offer ownership.

Very little inventory, over priced homes are still going under contract in a matter of days.

Bronzeville will be tight from an inventory perspective, so just start analyzing properties and get comfortable with the numbers so you can act quickly when the right opportunity pops up.