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?

Continued softening?

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

If you are struggling to make the numbers work, then it is likely not a deal to pursue.Our biggest challenge in the New Orleans area is the cost of insurance.

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.

And as this fleshes out and rents continue to rise, I feel like it's only a matter of time till renters are more open to this type of living.

Find another place to rent and continue saving

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

Overall though to answer your question, there is some supply glut in the RRG area so those older properties with less amenities are struggling some.

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