., ALL) landlords and there's no shortage of lawyers trolling for victims.You don't mention the heat source for the house. 

@Sam LaGrassa @Aaron Hunt  The actual market numbers for Suffolk County, MA for Q1 2018 vs Q1 2017:Median home price: UP 15.9%Average home price: UP 14.4%# of homes for sale: DOWN 33.5%Days on market: DOWN 6.5%Months supply: DOWN 29.7%  (1.2 months)Now that's not to say that those numbers will continue, but that is the actual historical data for last year.There's still an incredible shortage of homes on the market. 

I understand there is a shortage of supply on the market in many of the areas but can we continue to see an increase in prices within the next 2-5 years and are these prices sustainable? 

Most places have a shortage of construction labor, which has increased the cost, but your area may not be affected.

While it is true that not every city is conducive to real estate investing, there is also no shortage of potential spots as you have already noticed.

We do still have a big disparity between certain areas (seacoast and the southern part of the state in general) and the more rural areas and much further north, in terms of how quickly stuff sells/market activity, but generally in NH the rental market is very strong, both for SFR and apartments, bolstered by the real shortage of affordable housing for local workers to buy.

There are no shortage of attorneys waiting to pounce on unsuspecting landlords who violate Fair Housing laws.

The U.S. has an affordable housing shortage.

Thomas and the other small towns around are in extreme rental crisis mode and extreme inventory shortage mode.

BDS has a good Change of Use or Occupancy flyer - https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bds/article/125287 - that lists the exact situation I'm curious about: "changing a house or duplex in a non-residential zone to a short-term vacation rental," but I can't find more detail about it anywhere else.The City has no shortage of info about accessory short-term rentals that Airbnb will partner with Portland to enforce permits for next year, but I'm interested in requirements for non-accessory short-term vacation rentals (as articulated in that link) located in non-residential zones.