There are deals out there, but it's competitive and I may wait until fall to buy any more (when inventory should be better).

The deal might be attractive, because most investors will immediately walk away and feel that it's too complicated, so, not that much competition.

Do you think this would increase my call in rate and separate from the competition?  

It is extremely price competitive with excellent coverage.For almost 20 years, I have used Dee Wiseman, with William Knight Insurance, for all of my insurance needs.Finally, if @Ben Headrick recommends Safeco, it must be a very good choice.Victor

Their prices have been creeping up lately and a friend of mine tells me that Betco has re-engineered thier buildings to be very competitive with Trachte so they are worth a look as well.  

If there are several offers on the table and you want to be competitive, well then that's a different story.

I think if the companies stop moving to texas and decide to move to other states (who now are offering good bonuses to come to their state since they saw how good it worked for Texas) they will move remember companies are there to make profit and give good returns to their investors so they will cut any cost and take any benefits any state gives them to save cost on moving and bonus and benefits the other thing it takes it really smart people to work for them which Texas has a lots of Just like California but other states are not too far off either some have even better talent (Mass,NY, Penn) etc and people will move for jobs if they get paid better so not only high rents but Texas will have competition from other states as they need to create more jobs in their state.  

IN many parts of the country ( say Chicago) there are literally 100's of thousands of duplex and up to 4 flats.. its how a great part of the city was built.Your in a small town in the mid Willamette valley... there simply is not a lot of duplexs and four plex's as a ratio to housing units.. so you have to be realistic.. also Corvallis is very high priced with the state collage... you may want to go to Lebenon to look or one of the little farming towns close to Albany that may have less competition...

Conversely, I have low levels of competition in my narrow SFH band, which includes price, geography, demographic target. 

The best lists are generated by you via research ... the whole idea of finding off market deals is to eliminate your competition, so if everyone is already mailing or knocking on those same doors it defeats the purpose.