Really hone in on what your local market is doing, and how it's reacting to COVID-19, in terms of unemployment rates, job growth, (or lack thereof), & population growth. 

Real estate is slow to react to current market conditions.  

Real estate is always slow to react to current events.  

Facebook is also a great tool for vetting prospects and identifying any red flags.If your looking to ensure you have a constant stream of bodies to fill any vacancies sticking around the Drake area can have some positives. 

The neighborhood is a multi-ethnic neighborhood, so there isn't a typical look, other than the fact that they don't look like little skinny white dudes with tattoos running all over their bodies and weigh 110 lbs and the fact that they have witnessed the drug deals occurring right on the street in front of their houses. 

@Lee Arnold  I get it that sometimes people need a good kick in the butt to get them started, but personally I am more the type that decides I want something and don't stop until the pile of bodies jams the wheels, then I'll get out and walk the rest of the way.

I have never made an offer before and in my mind I think that if I lowball someone that they will get upset and react poorly for some reason. 

Now we are in negotiations for a unit that had a dead body in it!

Some states have explored this in their body of law due to the recent foreclosure surge and some not so much.  

This helps them build their list and react to the laws when they stabilize.