It would be nice to find a way to give the young mother a "heads up" but be careful.

I'd rather track my money movement with a tool like Stessa and have the properties feeding into the same account to keep my head right.You're thinking well about that downpayment money . . . getting a 1% APY on it and maintaining full liquidity fits the bill when you're looking to deploy that money in a purchase in the near future. 

This typically means people take more ownership of there neighborhood and puts you in a better position for long term gains in increased property value. at least thats how I view it in my head.5.

Thank you Matt, that heads me in the right direction. 

I don't know AR's landlord-tenant laws off the top of my head, but usually when you are living in the property too, fair housing laws do not apply.

The great @J Scott (of BiggerPockets authorship and podcast fame) posted the following on his Facebook page yesterday (italics, all credit to him): I was young, but I remember back in mid-eighties before the 1987 market crash when the stock market was on fire -- but the economy was heading in the other direction, corporate valuations were through the roof and interest rates were rising.A couple years later, everyone was saying, "I'm not sure how it wasn't obvious to everyone that the market was broken and it all had to come crumbling down?"

Just as we entered the deal, the pandemic reared it's ugly head.

Just as we entered the deal, the pandemic reared it's ugly head too.

I’m headed over after work to take a look.

What real estate investors need to think of right now -1 - as wealth dissipates from the market people need to keep a roof over their heads but you may then see a downsizing from class A’s to B’s and B’s to C’s.