Camp Lejeune NC has a base housing shortage...400 homes on base will be closed requiring service members to move off base.

Initially I was looking in Santa Monica, Long Beach, Huntington Beach areas but now I'm kind of starting to change my mind as I think Bakersfield (due to shortage of houses) maybe not that bad to invest into rental real estate.

It would be really cool if you take your manager's offer up and manage your own properties, and then compete with him.Maybe there is a shortage of good PM.

I work in Geismar, and there seems to be no shortage of industrial projects and developments inviting new residents who will drive the real estate market. 

New construction can be challenging - especially given supply chain issues, materials price volatility, labor shortages, and local/state government permitting delays caused by COVID 19.

We have lots of investors in our network, but a shortage of contractors and people with great contractor connections, IMHO (@Daniel Shepstone , @Nhi Nguyen , @Shiloe Bear being just a few off the top of my head..)

In your area were your bidding on 5k houses its really like being in the USED car business.. just look at these as objects if you can make a few bucks move on.. its not like there is any shortage of low end real estate up in your area and all through the rust belt.

Take for comparison Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge in Tennessee, where there is also some seasonality but there are also many more place to stay, so prices are more affordable for us tourists.So, for example, looking at the town of West Yellowstone, MT or even the hamlet of Babb, MT, there's no shortage of space there.

It can produce cash flow as the price / sq ft and rents are relatively low compared to other similar markets, and the appreciation comes from:- 30,000 new jobs coming to Columbus in 2022- 4,000 new homes built in Columbus in 2022 (there is already a shortage...)- price/sq ft is still relatively much cheaper than other comparable cities- lowest vacancy rate in Columbus history- one of the panel members who spoke at a housing development I went to named Bob Schottenstein (developer who has built over 150,000 homes) stated Intel will do to Columbus what Disney did to Orlando 

This area requires a relatively small investment to acquire, newer homes available, no shortage of inventory, tons of laborers, and someone else to oversee.