For real estate, foreign investment could go away or dramatically reduce.

Combine that with the other things mentioned above (capacity issues, dramatically thin rate margins for lending institutions) and you have your answer.

I was so motivated to get my first house hack, and 2nd 4-unit property (1st one was 25% down conventional)I'm just disappointed that all the podcasts i've listened to, i've never heard them mention this self sufficiency rule... completely changes my plan, and reduces the income I was hoping for dramatically.

My guess is that either 1) some of the offices were vacant and now were rented which dramatically increased the cash flow or 2) the property still cash flowed and given the virus situation, certainty of cash flow (even if small) was better than a one time payout with no other investment prospects readily available.I'm in a position to put 30% down so I shouldn't have any trouble financing the property, but if the owner is no longer looking for a one time payout, my question is there a way to 1) convince the owner to issue seller financing (or some other means) to get them the cash flow they perceive as valuable and 2) make sure I don't overpay for that financing as rates are so low right now?

If that is the case, typically you want try other methods, as your credit score will be dramatically damaged. 

Baseball games are rarely won by dramatic home runs... consistent and frequent base hits win games.We're under contract for 80 units and are well capitalized.

At some point the rules or conditions will dramatically change.

Most of the time, investment properties need about 20% down, and that's going to change the amount needed to close dramatically.

They have taken a beating over the past couple of weeks, going from record highs to dramatic selloffs in a matter of days.

Over the next few weeks/months I think we all know the virus will spread more rapidly and conditions could get dramatically worse for everyone.So, what would you do here?