The 2020 pandemic ultimately stalled my plans.

They trusted us and still lend us the money during the beginning of the pandemic.

That exact thing (a pandemic) isn't going to happen time-and-time again, but it's not a bad hint if the question is "when/if things go wonky, is this-or-that institution still likely to be there for this-or-that?"

Yes, there are deals out there, even in today's crazy market unfortunately there are just not as simple as they use to be( back pre-pandemic) to come by. 

Rural areas have had higher demand due to the pandemic--I just read a report today about "farm stays" having an increase of 1,055% of guest searches! 

Particular through the pandemic, traveling and contract nurses have been in more demand.

Prior to the pandemic I was based in SF and still spend a lot of time out there.

For whatever reason, the landlord returned the security deposits to the tenants during the pandemic.     

During this Pandemic in California Governor Newsome has had California pay up to $10,000 of past rents for Tenants as a grant but also directly to landlords. in this scenario, the landlords had to agree not to evict the tenants who had Pandemic-related hardships. it's a win-win for both the Tenant and landlord when we work together with the State.

Investment Info:
Single-family residence in Colorado Springs.

Purchase price: $400,000

Cash invested: $25,000

The property is a SFR with a walk-out basement that we Airbnb to allow us to live for f...