But in a market with labor shortages or if you don't the construction/building experience, maybe no choice but to go this route.

Ely is an area with a booming economy and a severe shortage of rental housing.

This is how it is in India also where I am from and that is one reason for the housing supply shortages and increase in price.Also  wanted to say that I really do enjoy yours posts and learn something from them.

I would think you would potentally have a supply shortage of qualified rent to own tenants.  

I live on the island of Hawaii and there's no shortage of investment capital looking for solid real estate deals.  

Demand continues to grow - there is no shortage of families living on $35,000/year or less, and supplying them with homeownership opportunities is honorable work.  

That made a shortage of houses.

There's no shortage of good deals in my area...I can buy 5 houses tomorrow if I could get financing.

To do the least damage you would sell the house for what every you can get and then borrow the money from somewhere to make up the shortage.

So you can network with some of them.You'll have no shortage of people to network with, our average turnout is 100 people, just so you can decide if it's worth your drive.