Fortune Magazine actually labeled this market 2nd in the country to invest in during a pandemic.

This is a program designed to pay 100% of rental or utilities arrears that have accrued since April 1, 2020 during or due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yes, with the sharp jump in prices since the pandemic, cash flow has been much harder to find, but it's there.As a foreign investor, I would start learning what the requirements for getting loan approval would be, some lenders will be a little less stringent if it is a brokered product, but typically it will be 25% down (Canada is 30%).

Hurdle: In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the house has been on the market for over 25 days with maybe 6 showings and no offers.

The system in Philly favors tenants as it is - this combined with the pandemic creates a nightmare for landlords.

I think we've reached a tipping point where it's beginning to look like the economic shutdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is causing far more harm than the lives it (may) save. 

I was scared away by the pandemic but I'm itching to invest this money.  

Considering we're in the middle of a pandemic that is impacting the world as we know it, relying on norms and trends set prior to the pandemic might be a huge risk, because nothing is really 'normal' any more. 

Obviously this would be after the pandemic. 

As businesses were ordered to shutter doors I reached out to a few local small-business owners and one of them said something to me that has become my anthem during this pandemic.