If investors are they flipping or creating a huge competition pool by creating rentals?

How much of an influence does the school have on the renting and/or selling of a property?

You can spot those types as they usually are offensive attacking those who are more advanced, not based on the technical side but to personal attempts to discredit others they see as competition.

I root for stock market to go up, because when the market starts going down, investors start looking at other investments and real estate is generally the # 1 alternative to stock market and that means more competition from other investors.

When you buy at the courthouse step, like you did for your foreclosure purchase, the sale is a foreced sale and is not based on a "typical buyer" sale and is not without "undue pressure or influence".

I have a tendency to over-repair and I'm trying to balance that, but I'd rather over repair than under repair as I do find that it's so much easier to find a good renter quicker, especially when your unit is better than what the competition is offering, it will definitely stand out.Let me know if you end up purchasing flooring, cabinets, etc yourself, I can suggest some  places I've used so that you don't pay more than you have to for the material.  

You need to find your competition, and figure out how to distinguish yourself from competitors.I would argue that's all actually the first step.

If one considers your response that you must be thick skinned and its necessary to have "ego" then will that influence others that you can't buy and sell houses without feeding and growing ego?

I'm only speaking of the 50+ unit deals but in most of the primary markets around Texas hard money Day 1 is a must to be competitive.

For me personally I’d rather have less turnover and slightly less rent than higher vacancy risk.We are also at a point in the market where supply is up and competition from other properties is high.