For your tenants that have gotten laid off, if you haven't already, suggest they get temporary jobs at places that are hiring aggressively right now.

For maintenance requests, a handyman can be provided a temporary code, perform the repair, and leave without needing the door opened for them.This is also a common strategy with short term rentals (i.e.

@Kenneth Garrett are you getting a good amount of applications or have you noticed a decrease?

Just received this one from LIMA ONE.Due to the ongoing volatility and uncertainty in the capital markets, Lima One has made the difficult decision to put a temporary hold on all Rental loan closings.

There is a real chance that the number of non-bank lenders/servicers decreases, which I suppose could theoretically reduce competition for new loans and drive up pricing.

Supply increases, demand decreases, defaults without foreclosures (not allowed for now but will be soon enough) will create a new real estate panic Government will require banks to loosen the grips that were put in place after the last crash.....

Personally, I do not advocate rental decreases.

Cities that are losing jobs and population are the ones an investor should avoid, which are typically rural cities, not major metropolitan cities.Figure 1: United States Census Bureau Map displaying where population growth has decreased or increased. 

These regulations and the like are temporary. 

I chatted with my property manager and she assured me that the demand so far has been as strong as ever, with no noticeable decrease due to COVID-19.