The combination of hurricane damage, supply-side issues, and labor shortages at this time made finding a general contractor extremely difficult.

Can you make a lump sum payment to the bank for the escrow shortage and then have the payment adjusted to account for the higher taxes, but not covering the additional escrow?

The continued driver shortage leads to some pretty long waits. 

In addition to that, the current housing shortage creates a demand for affordable housing, making renting rooms even easier to do.

Hi there my mortgage has went up twice my escrow account had a shortage last year and now this year.

I can see the plausibility of STRs contributing to a housing shortage in a remote place such as Hawaii, but to your point, I am certain that the hotel lobby is looking out for their own interests. 

Well 5 years ago there was a shortage of 4 bedroom and 5 bedroom properties and "these people" (agents, builders, BPr's and gurus) told everyone this.

Homes with character comes with the aging home stock and there's no shortage of EITHER!

@Selina Giarla Hey Selina, Fix/Flip and BRRRR deals are harder to find for sure.The shortage of housing and higher prices have put more pressure on new construction to fill the gap.

We will not build out the current housing shortage in America with the conventional thinking of the last few decades, it will take a variety of solutions working together.Build apartments, build new manufactured home communities, fill vacant spaces in communities, create more accessory dwelling units, allow for density where it makes sense, and pull out all the stops to fix this crisis.