As one climbs through classes, marketing and competition come much more into play as it is a retail business in addition to a real estate investment.

Seller was referred to me from someone in my sphere of influence How did you finance this deal?

How are you better than your competition? 

Those thoughtful ideas separate a rental from the competition. 

Now things are getting more competitive. 

Rates are pretty low as well, with Interactive Brokers being the most competitive at 3.91% - 4.58%.  

I fail to see how the highest amount of competition makes a market the best for a flipper!

We are very conservative on the ARV and to date we have only had a few flips come in below our target profit range. 70% ARV minus reno costs is a terrible strategy and will lead to not being competitive and losing out on offers.

North Jersey is expensive and competitive market.

Of course, its very competitive, so its difficult to find cashflow in Pierce County.