Dallas is a great market even though prices seem to just keep going up here due to the shortage of housing.

In Florida we  do not have a shortage of elderly just a shortage of healthcare facilities which is commercial real estate.

My friends are having trouble turning a profit and covering their exorbitantly high costs when their house only rents for 8 to 10 days per month the other 10 months of the yearThere is also a major shortage of cleaners in the Poconos.

Lots of places have housing shortages.  

Correct me if I am wrong, so your stating that perhaps there is just a lot of multifamily for sale do to the the large supply of them, and it is not a representation of a shortage tenants due to the oversupply, or perhaps the owners know something I don't and they want to sell for that reason?

This will tend to drive up rents and prices.Land shortage - The available land for development continues to dwindle.

Til then, at least in LA- the housing shortage will assure prices and rents will keep going way up

@Alice K.There is no shortage of money or opportunity out there.

One thought is looking into any town planning docs that mention addressing housing shortages etc, you'd be in line with that at least... but I would imagine this could be a tough sell if zoning is single fam... hope you can find a good contact!

No shortage of reasons to believe rents are going up (some places only by the rent controlled allowed amount).So you have obtained the sweat equity.