The population is expected to grow 18.5% by 2025 and geographically restricted building will cause an even greater housing shortage.

Looks like the majority of the STR homes are 3-5 bedrooms, so if you have a 1 or 2 BR there’s a shortage of those. 

At 80% LTV the return from appreciation is 20% which is 16% more than CPI.If the RE appreciation exceeds the CPI, which I believe most markets will over the long term, then the returns are even greater.In the near term, prices may not keep up with CPI (and may even decline as I am reflecting in my near term underwriting) but in many markets there is a housing shortage and I am confident that in most of those markets the long term appreciation will exceed CPI.Leverage will increase return for long term holds in most RE markets. 

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This was easier for us in the Atlanta market since there's a shortage.

This current letter states that my payment amount is dropping but that I can send them my shortage (they included a payment coupon) so that my payment won't drop.

My friend is a business owner and has no shortage of capital.

If you don't like the outstanding loan balance, and the seller can't make up the shortage, do a short sale.

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Properties that have been HELOC'ed or refi'ed can easily end up in a situation where the seller has to bring cash to the table to cover a shortage when paying off existing loans and yet still have a tax bill for profit on the sale.