The head of individual tax in the Bay Area at GT can't accept any new client for less than $3500 because A) they are fee based for reasons above, and B) we as professionals now are realizing there is a shortage of top tier providers and as clients continue to move toward those fewer and fewer professionals, in our effort to maintain our level quality of service, we need to make sure our time is being accounted for by the value we provide.Again I hear what you're saying. 

They will have a hard time affording to buy a home due to high prices and their rent will keep going up quite a bit due to a shortage of rentals available.

There is no shortage of crappy Realtors & General Contractors out there.

So he is just one example of the fallacy in the argument that there are no well-paying jobs for people with low standardized test scores.Anyone who listens to Mike Rowe of the show "Dirty Jobs" fame knows we have a shortage in skilled trades. 

Shortage of skilled labor and trades.

During the supply chain shortage, I was getting quotes of $375-$425/sqft for our ADU build, but now it's settled down to around $200-$225 in this area.

Usually at my local RE meetups there are no shortage of mortgage brokers, hard money lenders and private money lenders there.Before you go out and look for deals, schedule meetings with these people and talk to them.

On your market analysis, there is a huge housing shortage in Atlanta. 

I think their business model relies on showcasing successful exits during good times (everyone is a genius in a bull market) to ensure that there is no shortage of sucker LPs. 

You are in a terrific position with that amount of capital to unleash so there is no shortage of routes you can go.