At the moment I'm not feeling too comfortable with the shortage of properties.

Do you think that people are holding on to what they have out there or that there is just a shortage and the only thing on the market right now is undesirable stuff?

They say they just started this job this week and get paid weekly.Maybe I should just accept this person since I live here and it's not like screening a tenant for a SFH, and don't want to have a vacant room for a month when I already have other roommates.Are they worth considering since their money shortage seems very temporary?

WE have a huge shortage of land obviously and lot prices in many areas have doubled in the last year..

They plan to list it and just leave it up on the market until it sells, which, around here, would happen very quickly due to shortage of inventory.I estimate the ARV at $527K.

I can't see someone going through all that effort just to rent an apartment, when there are no shortage of rental options available.

This number has compressed as out housing shortage, with lower sales, drastically reduced the number of units for sale and selling.Now let's say inventory tripples to 900 units.

The cost of supplies is high now, due to the shortage.

I have no issues finding renters, in fact right now there is a housing shortage around my area. 

Couple that with the housing shortage due to hurricane damage we have in this area and the skyrocketing cost of housing, and there couldn't be a better time to list a vacant duplex-If you have equity in the property as it sits, and you're creditworthy while she isn't, now is also a great time to start a new investment with your equity from the sale and move on without the added difficultiesManaging a property yourself is already hard.