Recently several people I know in the real estate arena are looking for additional cash flow opportunities and one area is in the area of e-commerce - there are several real estate gurus out there who are now pitching automated online stores.The premise - pay an up front fee of between $25,000 to $40,000 for their team to help you - set up your company, establish a credit card to buy product, build your online store and presence, research products, place them and market them on your store, sell them before you buy them, then using your credit and credit card, they buy them and fulfill the order to the customer. 

God speed @Genny Li  The Cultural Revolution is as terrifying as anything in all of history which is saying quite a lot. 

In a sense, if you’ve done the inspection, had it come up in a report, were aware of the issue (as showcased here) and then bought the house regardless, no fault would likely come on the seller’s if an issue should (god-forbid) happen sometime in the future.

I think you're stating that the commission is typically fixed in the listing agreement, regardless of the presence of 1 or 2 realtors.

The first two options require physical presence in the area of your investment property so they are out for most people who want to buy remotely.

God Bless!

However, usually the problem is that the only clause in the builder's contract is a force majeure (act of god). 

I believe that God has blessed me so that I can bless others. 

We all hope this doesn't happen again, but is there anything we as landlords can do to help protect ourselves from a new Moratorium of the future do to COVID-22 or something (God forbid...)?   

Not me….Thank God my tenants are current.