I thought about a regular mortgage but the stockpile of cash would have to payout twice a month and would cut the timline down drastically.

We are not too from June so it might be worth pulling out the next worse scenario which is small business bankruptcies, continued high unemployment, huge damage to local and state funds and thereby cuts in basic services, fall in consumer demand and then a cascade that impacts other businesses and eventually rolls into the housing market in the form of foreclosures.

So Ive had my first Covid-19 related event happen, One of my tenants had her hours cut at work and had her roomate loose her job so she cannot make rent anymore.

I believe it was in the fall, when you don't really need to cut grass too frequently, but either way, property failed. 

I have some trees that I need to get trimmed, possibly cut down. 

It might be an easier place to cut your teeth than SD, OC or LA (in terms of initial outlay) or out of state (in terms of access).

When I left there in 2005, the City was reducing the number of lawns, cutting back on vegetation that required watering, and I believe they even drained Desert Shores for a while.

We’ll be DIYing all reno’s on the interior to cut costs but we’d prefer to have professionals do the exterior.Thanks a bunch!

One was they had too many deals going and didn't want to spend the time one so they decided to just "cut their losses" and sell it as is. 

Obviously all of these weeds will be cut and I'll do a bit of landscaping here.Backyard has old stones and logs that will be apart of my junkyard removal.Huge tree trunk which may have to be there for a while.