You can overcome these problems by offering up skills, whether they be rehab skills, tax skills, legal skills, etc.

I just created a video on my YouTube channel that talks about the 4 lending changes during COVID, the cons of forbearance, and how to overcome those challenges.

We overcome all of these potential negatives by looking at more deals than yesterday, talking to more people than yesterday, and definitely reassuring more people than yesterday.Hopefully this helps someone on the fence about whether they are in the right spot as an investor, broker or other real estate professional.

If they are, take a "how do I overcome this" approach.

Job loss can be hard to overcome.

My Google based search of other markets was very South US heavy, which we have no expertise in and harder to get a lay of the land,etc. which was a tough barrier to overcome.

We will all overcome it and adapt to whatever the future has in store for us.

You probably cannot overcome the loss in the forward couple of years unless your w-2 income increases greatly or you reduce the PITI you pay (sell the primary and buy much cheaper or rent the primary and house hack/rent much cheaper) The problem is Los Angeles housing is expensive. 

This includes your personality, strengths (and weaknesses; find out how to overcome your own weaknesses - be it hiring someone to fill the gap, overcoming it etc...), GOALS (some people may like working 80 hrs/week and the thrill of the chase, others want more time at home with family), desire to work alone or on a team,knowledge... the list goes on indefinitely.

So much for all Michael Quarles' BS "we live for a challenge" and "we are going to overcome" coaching talk.