Those businesses had massive cash reserves, good insurance, and an army of lawyers to make sure their insurance pays.The small strip mall businesses were left abandoned, many were looted, and store owners had to protect by themselves with guns.Blanket moratoriums on evictions wipe out even more of the middle class since most smaller landlords in class c buildings are locals.

I got out of the Army 2 1/2 years ago myself and have been in real estate ever since.

I was a medic for 7 years in the Army.

I'm an Apache Helicopter Pilot in the Army (currently deployed).

Originally posted by @Nicholas Andrews:@Jay Hinrichs I guess it’s also important to try and build relationships with people in areas you are investing and have some “boots on the ground” per say. the issue with low value assets in the US  you can have an army full of peeps but if your renter does not pay or trashs your house all your boots are going to do is tell you how much U lost and how much its going to cost to fix.if your out of country.. just look a the median income for any MSA  like Indy is 130k buy at that or a little above that will give you decent schools and decent renters.. there are plenty of 30 to 50k houses there .. just google the Morris invest threads on this site and see how that worked out.. cant caution you enough that low end tenants in the US  are super fragile financially and very transient in nature and the areas these homes are in are crime ridden and terrible schools. why would you invest there. 

It is in the heart of Cleveland just 1.2 miles walking distance across the bridge to Progressive Field - Home of the Cleveland Indians.

One of the biggest sources for experienced investors to buy off-market properties at a discount is from people in the army who bought with a VA loan even though they were only going to be here for a short time.

The prequal letter he sent was for a 5/1 ARM.  I

Thanks for your help.Navajo county spans a couple of indian reservations.

@Russell Sherman -I agree wholeheartedly with Dave.You need an expert in each area, not a Swiss Army knife.