does the house have sentimental value?

Industries that are well suited to remote working, finance and technology are examples, should be less impacted.In response to stock market volatility we see a flight to safe assets and that is why the entire US Treasury yield curve is below 1%, something that has never happened before.Some of the impacts to the real estate business model will be:-higher unemployment amongst tenants in impacted industries-lower financing costs-likely greater challenges with equity financing as investors ‘freeze’ in the face of uncertainty or are reluctant to liquidate stock holdings that have fallen dramatically in order to fund real estate investments-cap rates - downward pressure from lower interest rates (cap rates tend to be a spread over treasuries), upward pressure as debt and equity financing become less available (less buyers in the market)I think the greater concern is the oil price war given it is a fight that the US does not have direct influence over.We are at the end of an approx 12y bull market so some kind of correction is healthy long term, even if it is painful short termHere are some additional insights into how you might want to position yourself at this time:Focus on the right asset – I like the multifamily asset class because multifamily real estate is popular during times of uncertainty because during these times, people prefer renting and because it is valued intrinsically it is less prone to large swings in sentiment which can impact the value of single-family homes.Diversify your Portfolio – real estate has low correlation to stocks and bonds and this makes it a hedge against the stock market.

Things like schools, neighborhood, market sentiment in the area, and general feel of a neighborhood (not to mention inspection results). 

I share the same sentiments about you and Taylor.

Also, i agree with you other sentiments. 

Why is there a popular sentiment that the 2020 recession is just like 2008 where there will be a major housing correction?

There's a strong sentiment in the stock market and Real Estate markets now that they will ALWAYS recover, and many investors will hold through any downturn, seeing the recoveries that happened with the previous crashes.To those of you who were in the markets before, were there always this many investors waiting patiently for a crash, or is it a new phenomenon? 

I think the goal here for you should be HOW can YOU help THEM. what I mean is many older folks have been in those homes a long time, have sentimental value to the place.

The reason I share this is that although some people are assuming that prices are going down, and extrapolate from that sentiment that we're in some sort of buyers market where they can dictate their terms to newly desperate sellers, I haven't really seen that yet in the markets where I own property.

Hi everyone - I'm a multifamily investor and have a property management company based in the capital region. Given Covid-19 I wanted to check in with other investors who have investment properties / rentals in the Cap...