Material shortages, not at fault of the contractor, things happen.

We have an inventory shortage like none other and this is driving up rental prices. 

I think values are going to continue to rise (and rents along with them) and I don't see any signs of capacity/supply coming online to alleviate the shortages.

I was gonna "do it right" and since we had a VERY large REIA, I knew there would be no shortage of investors to work with. 

Choosing areas with good infrastructure to significantly increase housing via zoning changes can make a much bigger impact on the housing shortage.  2 units per 1000’ foot of lot size allows larger unit counts that can be built much cheaper than building one small unit at a time.

The strategy itself is sound-with Portland having a housing shortage and no real signs of relief, I think that in the long-term, adding more housing to land you already control is a great idea.

The next demographic cycle, in my humble opinion will actually cause more people to buy homes for privacy and cleanliness reasons (I know I am going out on a limb here saying that), but we also still have a shortage of apartments until 2030~ or so.

There is no shortage of training, guru's, coaching, etc. available to take your money, but if don't know what you need or how to qualify those you are considering working with, you will soon find yourself light in the pocket with nothing to show for it.

I think there will be more sec 8 vouchers to more and more people as market rent goes way up due to a massive rental shortage.

There is no shortage of panhandlers here in Portland, and probably about the most per capita along with San Francisco, Seattle and maybe Denver.