As for house-hacking, I successfully hacked three properties in NOVA, in the Reston area.

The first cases were reported in the late Mar/early Apr when over 4m jobs went poof.

My daughter, who works part time in a local gym, was just notified that the gym is closing until the end of Mar.

You are not required to return rent An article discussing this; https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-mar-12-re-7992-story.html

I had not found a good contractor BUT I attended a networking event for real estate investors in NOVA last night and came away with several business cards.

hello my name is Corey Pinch I live in Nova Scotia Canada i'm new to real estate investing and im looking to meet up with other members around my area. just trying my luck here

The active inventory between Jan-Mar (before QT) and after Jun-Aug(after QT) is drastically increased.

All previous tenants got most of deposit back.3/1 bought in 2014. 1st tenant got 100% back, 2nd tenant 0, 3rd got a little back. 4th moved in Mar 1 this year.4/2 bought in 2014. 1st tenant moved out June 30th, still owes about $100 for damages that exceeded deposit. 2nd tenant is the county sheriff, who expects to be there about 2 years while his house is being built.3/1 bought in 2014.

In Feb and Mar I was in Southern UT, Bishop and Vegas, then in April spent some time in Southern California and Flagstaff.  

Welcome to BP Jay Sebastian there is a pretty big group here from NOVA and the Greater DC area.