@Bob CraneBloomberg radio talked about this issue recently.Housing starts are lagging the improvement in the rest of the housing market, which is adding to the lack of inventory for buyers.In a very broad sense, many of the workers that were in the industry left after the downturn in 2007-2008.So, there is a huge shortage of workers.

So I have good construction knowledge and a pool of local contractor contacts.Finally, I also have some good RE Agent contacts in the market, but there seems to be no shortage of quality agents here as well.Thank you,Bob

You'll find no shortage of helpful people on Bigger pockets thats for sure.

I also think you should take your time and research good sponsors w/solid track records.There are other niches like mobile home parks and storage that are also seeing favorable trends such as shortage of affordable housing and folks leveraging storage due to increase in renters.Wish you the best.  

However, I did hear from one BP member that there was a large shortage of vacation rentals currently available in Havasu.

This is especially important when you consider the shortage of stock.

I haven't had anything that would work for him for over a year, but there are plenty of landlords with different criteria so there is no shortage of buyers for me.I think you're right not to buy just to add inventory.

Population increase leads to housing shortages and rental rates higher than New York City.

Just put in a search for real estate and there will be no shortage of like minded professionals to network with.

There will be a pretty good number of other local investors in attendance, so there should be no shortage of people for you to bounce ideas off of.