It is my personal belief that college has been oversold for years (part of the reason for skilled labor shortages) but you should always strive to educate yourself!

This leads to even greater shortage of affordable housing. 

There is a tremendous shortage of affordable housing around here.

At some point, the weakness in the job market will cascade into the financial markets, which may precipitate a shortage of lending.

As you can see, there is no shortage of content for any size or type of investor!!

With real estate investing there's no shortage of gurus claiming to have the "next big thing" or "the thing you can't afford to be without".

Overall, Boise is facing an inventory shortage and you could possibly also be in a position to put a little sweat equity into it and sell in Summer if needed. 

I thought with the housing shortage they would make converting commercial spaces to residential would be easier/less expensive...How can we evict the tenant and get a certificate of occupancy cheaper as 14k is too much in my current situation. 

Centralia Washington is a small college town, only about 4,000 students and there is a housing shortage.  

@Jason Collins according to a report by rented.com you should be careful about buying an STR in states that are very expensive to live in and certain cities in states where there is a shortage of homes.