This isn't deferring rent payment; it is waiving it.Those landlords who have mortgages may not be affected by this if their lenders also waive/delay mortgage payments, but those of us whose only income is from a couple of properties that have no mortgages, it will be catastrophic.

After looking at many houses with mediocre results and missing out on potential purchases because of our delay in making an offer, we decided on this house because of the potential and time on market.

Hi all-I've got about 8 mortgages (more if you include HELOCs). As many of you have already heard Fannie and Freddie are directing lenders to offer mortgage relief to their mortgages which entails a forbearance of the...

So they are minimizing the risk considerably.

You want to minimize your capital output, to keep in reserves for the repairs and to weather the coming storm (it's what we're doing with our current deals we are pursuing.)

Once you are comfortable with the business and the process you can definitely make offers and put properties under contract right now just make sure you absolutely know what your doing and to talk with the lenders and your attorney so you can anticipate any roadblocks, delays and special provisions you need to include in your contract right now.

Banks are offering to delay mortgage payments for up to a year.

I'm looking for someone that does delayed financing for cash out. 

Recoat only after 48 hours...so delays job a tad.

Why delay and increase your liabilities???