Lack of supply is mostly purposely created by outdated zoning restrictions, paranoid nimbys, inflation, and our economic system in general. 

On the other hand, investors who rely heavily on debt markets tend to respond swiftly to macroeconomic factors like rising interest rates, concentrating on large, management-intensive projects, and adjusting their price targets based on their evolving cost of capital and future cash flow projections.The top end of the market sees a limited number of marketed investment deals, but the sluggish transaction activity is not due to a lack of supply at the lower end.

At the top end of cap rates, deal profiles that lack a sizeable rent growth story and rely on bank or CMBS debt can find yields in the 6% and 7% range.In October, Faropoint purchased two 1970s vintage business parks outside Newark, NJ, from a venture between Camber Real Estate and Advance Realty Partners.

The simple lack of it can constitute a violation of lease terms if they bring in a pet later.

If no ducts and a lack of availability to install ducts.. mini splits will most likely pencil out to be cheaper. 

A fairly common story; I have circled real estate investing for years but lacked any staying power. 

That's one of many options.Once we figured out that the issue for us was more the lack of cash flow and less about the investment(we knew what we were going to spend either way) we paid 90% cash and that solved that problem. 

It is the lack of employment that concerns me. 

The "spectre" of lack of information usually gives people pause...Hope that helps give you some perspective. 

The main challenge I observed is that individuals often lack a clear end goal or strategy, or they select a market that doesn't align with their chosen strategy.