I agree with @John Crosby. My lender offered me a three month forbearance as well. He said to call back shortly before the end of the forbearance period to see what other options are available. My property manager received deferment where the payment will simply be added to the end of the loan with no adverse credit associated but that option was from a smaller, local bank in which he does a large amount of business.
I plan on taking the forbearance and seeing what options are available when I reach the end of that period. I have read a number of articles that seem to suggest there is a possibility that some type of mortgage deferment could be part of another stimulus/relief package/government directive but that is certainly not written in stone at this point. My thought is that if I do not take the offer of forbearance now I will not have any options later.
I'd love to hear other thoughts on this and what negatives people may believe would accompany taking the forbearance. I've spoken to two accountants that don't believe there will be any adverse effects but my concern is that lenders will look upon the forbearance as a negative in my ability to borrow in the future.