This was in February 2020 right before the pandemic.

Particularly around the Springfield Town Center, where 2 million square feet of commercial space and thousands of residential units are in the works by property owner Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT), to be delivered by 2026.Below I will go into the reasons why Springfield Virginia real estate market has strong potential for future growth in the coming yearsSpringfield Town Center is Approved to add 2 million Square Feet of Commercial Space and Thousands of Residential Units, Coming in 2026Although many malls suffered greatly during COVID-19, certain malls have begun to make a comeback, such as the Springfield Town Center, which not only is at pre-pandemic levels of visitors and retail vacancy of 4%, but the average time of visit has increased for the mall.

During the pandemic, I refinanced some of my rentals into 3% 30 year terms. 

This is why many short-term rentals in Las Vegas were sold during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Major corporations like Oracle, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), and Charles Schwab have relocated their headquarters to Texas since the pandemic, with CBRE noting that companies can save 15% to 20% in employee wages by making the move.Census Report Link: Texas experienced the largest numeric population change in the nation, adding 473,453 people in the past year alone, surpassing even Florida.The recent price decline follows some of the largest appreciations in the nation and presents an opportunity in a state that continues to experience tremendous growth. 

I could have great income streaming for multiple years and then some economic hit like Covid or the next pandemic and work could go out the door for multiple months.It comes down to a fear of losing a bunch of work and not being able to find more, while I have to be paying off property.Thats why I’m debating if waiting a lot longer and saving up a large savings account is smarter.

It's normalized to pre-pandemic levels.That being said, there are so many other MTR tenant types so don't limit yourself in your marketing.

In this day of housing shortages and rising rents, you mentioned you don’t want to deal with all the “Covid19 no eviction garbage,” yet you’re ok creating a facility specifically designed to encourage others to congregate during a pandemic? 

Prior to the corona virus pandemic i had a good amount of deals coming through the funnel but over the last couple weeks it’s been difficult to find any fitting my criteria.

The pandemic brought an influx of buyers to the area and the number of new STR owners has doubled in the last 1-2 years - check out Airdna.co to see the growth spike.