It was a mass hotelization of a place that really had a unique sense of place and not just the city but individual neighborhoods - Treme, Uptown, Garden District, Fauberg Marigny - all very distinct from one another. 

If mass layoff's happen on extreme scale as your saying, that would be a VERY sizable recession economy.

I'm a Realtor and investor and I would like to have a system where I can identify motivated sellers, skip search them and then mass text the results.

but there are areas of the country especially 10 years ago were you could buy houses in mass for 10 to 30k each..

Dave Ramsey's opinions are better suited for the masses than real estate investors and entrepreneurs.

As many have warned I keep a healthy reserve, the likelihood all of my wrap buyers and renters stop paying by the masses is a risk I'm willing to accept since doing nothing is much riskier in my opinion.

Have you checked with your lender to see if you qualify for any mass housing or DPA programs?

Each parcel of land is unique, no mass production.

The high net worth individuals (aka the smart money) have and are investing overseas en masse.

What we need is easier access to credit info en mass;   Who in some area is 60 days late on their mortgage?