Your competition surely will pull the trigger that fast.

Yes, you look around and it feels like there's an overwhelming amount of "competition".

I know I am talking more about buyers than I am leads but the point is that there are many leads the competition is ugly.

I work in a very competitive market in the Chicago west suburbs near Oak Park, and I was able to close 9 transactions in my first year and 17 transactions in my second.

You have to be very competitive to convince someone to live there, instead of, say, Lancaster.  

BiggerPockets happens to have a lot of Landlords, and a couple of us have painstakingly gone over them, state by state, to produce a product that we believe gives investors a starting point that is better than what the competition provides.

Have you checked out other buildings in the area to see your competition? 

Real estate is a very competitive market in California, and a good foundation is important. 

I'd suggest waiting until December to buy one... should be less competition. 

I'm just getting started but it is a lot of work even being local at least in a competitive market.