If I continue to charge $500 month, that's $6,000/year, If half of that went for maintenance, it's still $3,000/year.

An entity that operates hundreds or thousands of apartment units has far less concentration risk than an owner of a few rental homes, whose tenants may all be impacted by COVID-19.Do you think Portland’s ten-year trend of positive economic growth for landlords will continue, or will it flatten out, possibly even declining in the wake of COVID-19?

How long do you plan to continue living in that property?

That being said, we might see continued focus on business-friendly policies, particularly in sectors like real estate and construction.There’s been discussion in the past about indexing capital gains taxes to inflation or lowering capital gains tax rates further.

I expect that the Fed will drop rates next week and will continue to do so.

Big military base and probably lots of border trade if that continues.

Find another place to rent and continue saving

So purchasing larger and larger properties allows investors like Benjamin to purchase more depreciable basis while continuing to defer and recapture.  

I am going to continue educating my self while I get enough for the DP and other expenses.

You have given me some good info as we continue figuring out our next steps.