We really want to undercut the competition, get the money out and flip 2 or 3 more by the end of the year.

This is not as one sided as it seems because there will be some defaults and hence opportunities to own a few of the properties lent on at a fraction of market value.

That means that the properties will go back on the market in January and February, which tends not to be a great time to sell, but the deals were good enough when I bought that it doesn't matter.Buying in March or April will probably yield the easiest sales (as you'll put them on the market in May or June, most likely), but this is a very competitive time to buy, and in my experience, it's tough to find great deals in the Spring.Things may be different in your area, of course...

I also price my rentals about $100 less than the competition.

These higher price points lower your competition as the newbies and those without such capital are eliminated.You can also market to absentee owners and use a value price point in your title criteria to only pull the expensive homes, then direct market to them.You can also tell every agent on the planet what you do and who you are and that you are looking for such deals.

It was all of you who were my competition, yet my backbone.

There is the step up basis at death, the move into passive fractional ownership and making income on tax deferred dollars and the deferred tax, and the periodic conversion from investment into primary residence.  

@Carl Brown I love any type property that has problems because average buyers don't like buying problems so I usually have little to no competition.

Anything west of it is gold, anything east of it even a block or two is worth a fraction of a home inside the boundary.     

As a side note, if anyone knows of a competitively priced painter in the area, I'd love to get the info.