.), they have been slapped with so many regulations after the 2008 crash apparently, they are now originating a mere fraction of the loans nowadays and are in the minority. 

Long-term StabilityThough a market crash provides opportunities to buy properties at a steep discount, overall economic stability is something all investors should desire.

Because when there are no police the values will crash and anyone one who wants any safety for their family will be forced to leave.  

Probably not in residential...the only exception to that would be the companies that bought 10,000+ single family homes during the crash in 2008-2012 and then held on to the properties until 2016-2019 and then liquidated.

That is a historical low, running about half of sales activity during the crash of 08-09.

And flipping is like picking dollars off the ground at the end of a crash/beginning of a run. 

I also suggest a drive-by so they are not unpleasantly surprised by the neighborhood when they to the showing, and just keep on driving by anonymously as I wait outside.

This crash, slump, a recession was not caused by real estate failing as was 2008 so I would not expect to see the same institutional failures as last time. 

Now that it's empty, I'm faced with a dilemma because of my fears that the market will crash later this year/early next year as a result of a virus resurgence causing high unemployment and associated economic woes, plus the cyclical downturn that was predicted even pre-covid.

In contrast the 2020 recession is an outcome of a pandemic which is causing economic havoc but homeowners and lenders all seem to be in much better standing now.So what drives this thinking that home prices are going to crash the same way they did in 2008?