No long term effect on r.e. from c.v.Now the global financial system imploding and dollar strength (short term) are a different story!

My point is, if you are in a place of investing strength, and are OK with all the possible downsides of picking this investment up, then this could still be a good deal! 

Each era had its strengths and weaknesses.

Strength to Love, 1963.

It is hard to say what will work for you because each of us has our own unique strengths and gifts. 

One of the towering strengths of a house-hack, where you buy a house with the intention of renting out a portion of it to cover your costs of living, is that if you found yourself with a suddenly altered income, you would have a lower cost-of-housing to allow you to weather that storm better.Best of luck out there, Nate!

This should assist with record keeping, which is often not a strength of ours. 

., in the seller’s favorDOM down a few daysAlso consistent with supply / demand being about the sameUC were down 8%This is much stronger than I had expected – great newsHomes -4%; condos -16%This is consistent with my observations about a week ago that entry level buyers seemed to be more cautious than the first time move up segmentNot much change on discountsIf you just look at the luxury homes (MLS defines this as >$1,000,000)Closed count +13%Price +1.5%DOM down -2 daysI am not sure this strength with last in the luxury market, since inventories are building.If you look at entry level, $300-500KClosed count -13%Price +2%DOM +4 daysThe slowdown in this segment will last a few months, since we need to get a lot of entry level employees back to work.Other news items:Most of the iBuyers have suspended operations.Lenders are tightening credit requirements, which may push the marginal buyer (that used to barely qualify) out of the market for a whileThis will likely be a source for 2020 having somewhat fewer closed deals than 2019

Human nature has it that some will declare they have problems, when they still have financial strength to pay rent.  3. 

The other key to understanding your situation would be the relative strength of your employment.