Besides the obvious (current fed policies, demographic trends, exiting a pandemic, etc.) 

When the pandemic happen, lenders were requiring HELOC's to be paid in full, immediately.

My only problem is that since I’m a 1099 worker I need 2 years of income but I was not working during the pandemic.

I did the vacation rental thing until the pandemic, but I would prefer people staying at least a few weeks or longer.

Also, finding a tenant in the pandemic took us much longer than prior to the pandemic because we did not do open houses but screened each viewing in their own time slot.  

@Jordan Moorhead I've heard over the years that Austin was a good place to invest in and now with the pandemic it only seemed to have accelerated demand.  

Some might argue for appreciation but that would be purely speculative.I see it could have been a popular idea in a pandemic-stricken world of 2020, but I'd place bigger bets on traditional residential real estate.

I was told by my broker that there are supply problems resulting from the pandemic and the sudden drastic increase in constuction materials demand in Florida. 

Anything above 50 is considered positive sentiment.The index had plummeted to 37 last May, as the pandemic lockdown hit and the housing market shut down.

Renters who are financially struggling because of the coronavirus pandemic got some scary news when a federal judge overturned the national eviction moratorium two months earlier than when it was scheduled to expire.In a 20-page ruling Wednesday, U.S.