You are more likely than not going to need 20 to 25% down.Given the current environment, I wouldn't be surprised to see lending becoming a lot more difficult to acquire.Good luck!!

You will need to shop several banks and lenders as things are changing rapidly in this environment. 

I want to look at Multi-family properties because, regardless of the economic/business environment, people have to have some place to live.

I think it’s too soon considering our environment.

In the current environment, I think a consensus is to lock down as much long-term debt as you can, while making sure you have plenty of cash reserves, which sounds like is not an issue for you. 

I could tell you if you invested in Jack in the Box, a lot of that risk would be in California fast food restaurants and the environment there.

This is a good trading environment because of the high volatility.

Remember that the intermediary must hold the funds for the entire 180 days before returning.I am also thinking of taking the 15% capital gains hit...I don't see how I would be able to find a long term rental tenant in an environment where evictions are not permitted, realtors can't show homes in person in certain places, and many folks are out of work, shrinking the pool of potential renters.

In my sales day if we were in a really tough sales environment and it was lower end properties ( late 70s to mid 80s) I charged anywhere from 10 to 25% commissions.. 

I signed a purchase agreement for a property about a month ago and am feeling a little uneasy about continuing with the purchase in this environment.