With increased panic in the market place, even the most "mentally stringent" investors can be forced to make an "emotional" investment decision. 

You’re measuring stability vs total return. 

****Over the long-term, the stock market measures the profits and value of the underlying companies. 

This has taught me what additional measures to take to protect myself when lending. 

But actual cash flow is not measured in a percent.

The times we are in call for drastic measures and relying on 3D walk throughs, but I do believe that we will resume to more traditional real estate practices once this is over. 

This seller might be good but they might not point the phone towards the water mark on the ceiling or such that makes you want to have the roof inspected separately or reveals a plumbing issue you want repaired.Many trades are still working especially on vacant properties during covid-19Finally, follow David Greene's advice from a recent podcast where they are writing contingencies to allow for appraisal's and extra closing time depending on what future measures might restrict key points in your closing process.

As stated by others, this was intentionally induced and numerous monetary measures and mechanisms have been put in place to mitigate and minimize the damages.I have no doubt that even after the pandemic has receded/subsided that there will be numerous more policies and mechanisms put in place to mitigate further. 

It's gonna be interesting to see how developers respond to these new measures and how the city changes over the next few decades as more and more downtown and downtown adjacent neighborhoods are revitalized.

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