With such a housing shortage and spending what appears to be similar headaches I would like to try new builds.

There's no shortage of courses or folks offering paid coaching, but I'd rather develop a mutually beneficial relationship. 

As I understand it, tourism is one of Fiji's largest industries, and there is no shortage of resorts as far as I can tell.

Then we often time the leases to end in the Summer.....rent in Feburary you might get a 16month lease....etc.I think these days with the shortage of inventory in DFW it would be tough to time the market on a purchase and a rental and think you are going to either save a bunch of money on the purchase or rent for a lot more by waiting for a certain timing.There sure seem to be a lot of expensive rentals on the market right now, so buy as cheap as you can stand in the neighborhoods you feel comfortable with.

There is a big shortage of affordable single houses in this current market and more and more millennials are turning renting (due to low wages and mainly because they saw their parents suffer the 2007 crash which hit FL specially hard)If you have a rental property you'll always have occupied, plus, using the FHA loan bears less risk and maybe no work assessment.

If you're looking for a paid mentor there's no shortage of them on here. 

There is a need and shortage of 300k - 400K housing in the area I live in, far west suburbs of Chicago. 

This will likely not change anytime soon since there is a shortage of housing as it is.

you can have 10 mortgages with fannie, the restrictions get a bit tighter on 5-10 but if you have strong underwriting should be no problem. many banks will limit how many they give you, but there are no shortage of banks.

Pros:Strong cash flowMajor affordable housing shortage in the countryBarrier to entry - zoning prohibits new parksPride of ownership - the residents own the homeLower operating costs - the residents own the homeLower touch - the residents own the homeSticky residents - costly to move a homeEasy to raise rents - costly to move a homeRecession resistant asset class - affordable rentLarge private equity funds are entering the space - drive prices upMom & pop ownership - opportunities to improve NOI and valueLower entry cost per door - less capital neededCons:Not sexy - smaller resale pool (but that's changing)Stigma - some counties try to stop operations (poorly operated parks, criminal activity)Stigma - some people don't want to live in oneLower credit quality residentLess appreciation potential, unless forcedNiche investment - helps to have scale to properly operateMany banks don't understand it - tougher to financeOlder assets in many cases