I have a feeling that those landlords/owners who suffered through this moratorium mess might be ready to wave the white flag and sell.  

A lot of people who hesitate to make their first purchase suffer from analysis paralysis.Best advice I can give is run your numbers, have a seasoned investor verify your numbers and then pull the trigger!

I volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and various food banks around my home town and know that families around my area are suffering financially.

So, while a lower tax rate might be appealing, other areas may suffer from a lack of funding.

We have a really strong relationship so I'm not worried about it suffering, especially since she's very interested in this as well.Thank you again for your response and advice!  

If rents are in a downward trend, then your property might suffer from declining rents as well.

I would add:- Cheapest is not always best, if they can't afford to spend time on your property then they won't and your property will suffer and cost you more than you saved.- Make sure they actually go look at the property periodically.

Sure the Realtor may be a liaison between the two parties and they may interact but in no way shape or form do the two work for one another....Appraisers in this environment seem to error on the side of caution based on what happened in the past it seems...As a result unique properties end up suffering because the value isn't in black and white and the appraisers aren't as creative/adventurous as they once were in a different era..Good luck but I agree with the majority, if you still have a healthy profit go for it as if you roll the dice the appraisal may even come in lower next time..best,Chris

In early 2016, I bought a Pville prop whose owner had suffered tenants to live there for *two years* after the ground-level furnace had been redlined by Codes due to flooding!

You need to be a bit more creative because your response rates will suffer if you're mailing the same lists as everyone else is.