Since most experts are predicting a worse crash, it maybe safe to assume the same price drops may happen.

The risk stay exactly the same whether you are still doing good business or not right now because you cant predict that it will stay the same.

For now, keep your finger on the pulse and get info from various sources to make your predictions.

But of course this is a potential upside of real estate vs other investmentsRe. mortgages, I agree about interest rates but I worry about other conditions changing such as down-payment or loan-to-income requirements as lenders brace for tricky economic times over the next few months.We’re not so worried about prices going down, it’s hard to predict and if they do, great, we’ll buy another place!

Prediction:  In one year there will be forum on BP talking about the SBA help that wasn't.

Maybe that will change in a few weeks- again, these are unprecedented times that are difficult to predict. 

Selling at top dollar in a seller's market will mean you will also pay at top dollar for your new property too, and vice versa.Once the virus scare passes and interest rates come back down, which is being widely predicted, many buyers are going to flood back into the market that had previously been holding off, lending towards late spring to early summer being a great time to sell.

For me this thread is to see if there are likeminded investors who believe a revolution is due that can result in an improved, predictable, objective data-driven (sorry, I know that phrase is redundant) Appraisal process we can consistently rely on for a fair market evaluation of real property.

MIT predicts that this will not be the countries only bout with social distancing.

@Ryan DaigleObviously rent growth is highly dependent on market but Costar is predicting rent growth in the US to trend down to a low of -6% in 1st quarter 2021