Rentals during the past recession?

[Christine Sommer]

We were curious if anyone was a landlord during the 2008 market crash and wanted to hear what impact it had on their rental properties (vacancy rates, rental rates, etc.)

We know that this could potentially be a great time to buy.  However we wanted to make sure that if we purchased a property, we could fill the rental with tenants in a reasonable amount of time?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.