Looks like a lot (though obviously not all) of seasoned flippers are putting a pause on flipping activity for the moment while we get a clearer sense on the trajectory of the market.

The biggest players redfin, Zillow and open-door just paused their iBuying business model.You have to remember the transaction side of real estate agent job is only one side of the job the biggest part of being a real estate agent is being a consultant for the seller and/or buyer. 

I invested in areas where people like to live, the pandemic may pause activity but the desirable neighborhoods will rent.

Evictions are paused. 

I can’t speak to the RI cities as my portfolio is primarily in Fall River.Right now the market is going through a bit of a pause, and we don’t know what direction it will choose.Either way, the numbers still work in Fall River and New Bedford if you are looking for cashflow.What are your retirement or investment goals?

That would certainly give pause to our local appreciation game.  

Why is a pa using a 1099 saying he paid me $$$$ but it’s from the insurance

Total returns in the 20-25% range going to the LP's for a value-add deal on an existing multifamily property would give me pause.

Meaning, dont bother telling me, show me with money and legal contracts.Please Andre, before you come back with something like 'I had every intent to buy it'  or something similar to that, pause and consider that no one, including you, knows what will actually happen until money and contracts exchange hands -- and even then deals fall apart. 

With COVID, some buyers and investors definitely dropped out of their search, but sellers also hit pause, and the number of homes coming online isn't the volume you would expect in a Spring market.