No reason this has to be emotional at all.

At this point she emotionally attached which I understand to a degree.

Detach yourself from the emotional/psychological hurtle and trust the numbers Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

It eliminates emotion and saves you a bunch of time going back and forth because everything is laid out clearly.

Usually people pick a location to invest based on emotions.

OK, then you need to find out what you can rent your home for (actually, not emotionally). 

It will be critical to see how much of that unemployment is temporary vs how many jobs have been structurally impacted over the longer term.

The several lenders I usually use told me that they wouldn’t do cash out refinance for investment properties in the foreseeable future. I guess I won’t be able to do BRRRR for a while. This is for Richmond, VA marke...

Now its time to jump in, stick to your criteria & only compromise if it makes sense - never let emotion allow you to buy a bad deal, there will ALWAYS be another.

Elizabeth Warren introduced a new one this week which again seeks a long term eviction moratorium....S4097 "A bill to provide a temporary moratorium on eviction filings, and for other purposes"https://www.google.com/amp/s/w...