We need incentives to boost supply of new homes and light housing density (ResiClub).

The attorney's I use have stated that the online sites do not technically supply all the information required in the bill and stated that if the landlord wants they can probably not accept any of the current online sites like Zillow.

Markets with more supplies.

And true operators versus marketers posing as operators often have better track records and, because the ones I know are more likely to only find a few deals per year, they have far more demand than supply for their deals.Either way, I appreciate your thoughts and insights.

Created en suite bed/bath, extra bedroom/office/playroom, created family/tv room, added windows et al What was the outcome?

Created en suite bed/bath, extra bedroom/office/playroom, created family/tv room, added a couple of windows in dark rooms, installed new HVAC, ran all new pex lines/valves/shut offs, all new hardwood flooring and carpet, all new and expanded kitchen cabinets, new appliances, converted 1/2 bath into full bath, repurposed 2 unused rooms (1 into a 4th bedroom/office/playroom and one into a family room, installed new interior and exterior lighting, new electric garage door w/remote, and landscaping What was the outcome?

Landlord policy's have gone way up because most carriers are no longer writing landlord policy's in Texas because of the billions of pay out due to hail storms. https://www.restoremastersllc.com/hail-damage-statistics-in-...So, supply and demand of course push's up prices. 

Economics 101: Supply Decreases and Demand Stays the same: Prices Rise.

Because of this, they're purchasing their own supplies/materials with very minimal labor expenses.

The reason being is there is no more land to build, which limits supply.