Things went smoothly for the most part, other than couple of MAJOR issues which I cannot afford to overlook.  

From Carolyn Machamer, a professor of cell biology whose lab at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine has studied the basic biology of coronaviruses for years:What's getting a lot of press and is presented out of context is that the virus can last on plastic for 72 hours—which sounds really scary.

Instead, she is calling neighbors in her apartment complex and urging them not to pay rent next month.Where most rent strikes arise from disputes between tenants and building owners, organizers say this one is meant to prod lawmakers into offering more rental assistance during the crisis.Many of the residents can’t afford rent next month, organizers say.

On the other side however, I’ve been rather conservative in my rents estimate and $1250-1300 is achievable especially for the end units which are a tad bigger and afford only sharing of one wall (I would live in a middle unit).

I think ultimately it comes down to what type of returns you WANT vs HOW you're going to get them. if the numbers work but not at what you can afford to pay...then the numbers don't work.

We can afford to take over their mortgage payments, especially if we were able to refinance to a lower rate.

Just not sure if we can afford to buy on the beach quite yet.

Truth is, I would have accepted a cash offer discount of 5%, maybe even 10% with the right ancillary terms, just to protect myself from the current market uncertainty (and many sellers will accept significantly steeper discounts than that for cash offers), but someone forgot to tell these particular buyers that 100% financing doesn't afford them any bargaining power.

We are largely in the affordable housing market and that has treated us well, but our commercial properties have also done well during this time.

I was looking for a place to live but couldn't afford anything in the area I wanted to be in on my own.