Why Investors Are Scooping up So Much Real Estate — and How Regular Homebuyers Can Compete

odcast host Nikki Hynes lost out on her dream home last summer. Despite offering $15,000 above listing price, the sellers instead chose an investor — one offering all-cash and a lightning-fast, 14-day closing timeline. “We were devastated,” Hynes says. “We also began to worry that we wouldn’t be able to find a home if we…