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@Benjamin NecciI just got this notice from fundrise:Fundrise Advisors, in our capacity as Manager of the eREITs and eFunds, has determined that it is necessary at this time to suspend the processing and fulfillment of redemption requests.While under normal market conditions, we seek to provide investors with the ability to redeem their investments on a regular basis, during times of financial crisis or extreme uncertainty, it is absolutely critical that we suspend redemptions in order to protect the interests of all our investors.As Manager, we have an obligation to make decisions based upon what is best for the entire Fundrise investor community and must always put the priorities of the whole above any one individual.Fundamentally, Fundrise investors own real property, which is simply not liquid. 

Also, as mentioned by @Benjamin A Ersing, the crisis has create even bigger discounts in some emerging markets where real estate is traded in the local currency as a result of that currency falling even lower against the USD.

There is definitely a housing crisis for the working population.  

Once the crisis is gone, you can go back to making that additional payment towards the principle.If you can't afford the full $300/MO extra, then consider doing the 15-year option.

One blessing that came with the covid crisis was the drastic drop in interest rates.

I have a close contact who retired from land development after the financial crisis; the profit numbers he would always forecast back then were roughly $20k/lot for entitlement (if the project was sold as a preliminary plat) and another $20k/lot for physical improvements. 

They're also in crisis.

Here it usually feels like the city or local government is always trying to "solve the housing crisis" or whatever, just for the news articles and political postering. 

I am thinking about using it as an MTR to help address the regular flow of diplomats, students, interns, etc. that come through the nations capital.