At some point, and I think we've actually hit that point after the second hurricane in a month or whatever its been, is that people are going to be tired of dealing with these massive storms and the ever increasing rise in insurance rates.   

They are your business partners and can either be a massive resource or blow it for you. 

Some of them being: that they purchased the property very long time ago and don't need a massive amount of income to cash flow, they are fearful of raising rents and having a vacancy, or they just don't wanna deal with it anymore.Either way, this is where the opportunity lies for the new Investor.

Growing massively! 

If you can get a 4 unit and a basement, that would be ideal and create major cash flow and equity creation, plus you can not worry about a property manager and boost your yield.You can get a whole bunch of cheap debt which your tenants will pay down over time, massive appreciation and potential cash flow if you buy right. 

They were faced with massive foreclosures on properties that were worth less than the cost of the foreclosure process.

The business is already challenging, and with goats moving the goal posts, it becomes even more difficult.Then they wonder why there is massive migration to the south and sunbelt.

Below are estimates of the housing shortage by different institutions:The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) estimates a shortage of 1.5 million units (2021 data).Freddie Mac’s estimate is a 3.8 million unit shortfall (Q2 2020 data).A report commissioned by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) (2021 - Rosen Consulting Group) suggests a 5.5 million unit housing shortage.No matter which data source you choose, there is a massive shortage.

IGMS users always complain about double bookings, and Lodgify users face massive difficulties with VRBO connections.I've been in the channel management space and an investor for years. let me know if you have any questions

I tried that market a few years back and price to revenue lacked, massively and it still does.