This imbalance intensifies buyer competition, driving up home prices as demand outstrips supply.2.

.), but the bedrooms are regular keys, as @Jonathan C. mentioned for the front door, the unit is set up to send me an email when the batteries are low. i also have another student rental ( 8 rooms, 2 entry, 2 units + utility room) one master key and each bedroom has its own key that will get students in the entry, there unit, and there own bedroom. had a locksmith do that one. cost me a few hundred dollars with keying and supplying the locks ( 13 total ). i like both setups but may look into the landlord locks again for my 3rd student rental i just purchased.

., $300 for paint and supplies) and add a fair hourly rate for labor.

There was quite a bit of unused land and the zoning gave me some flexibility if I wanted to expand various aspects of the property.Also the self storage units were all below market rent and the seller was willing to finance at a decent rate with a 5 year balloon.

My experience is those have been in short supply since beginning of time. 

Personally when I’m working on a project time is money and I don’t have the ability to wait around to get supplies.

Have you sent your material list to a supply house to be quoted, have you arrived at a quote with your subs?

I was thinking he supplies the down payment and acts as a silent partner.

So Supply and demand have really shifted quickly. 

@Shayan Sameer,The really brief answer is that most of TN is pretty affordable apart from Nashville, which is an expensive, supply-constrained metro.The median home price in Chattanooga, for example, is about $300,000, which is a little above your $200,000 budget.