(my current commute is 2 - 2.5 hr for each commute before pandemic)Current home value: 1.1mi (mortgage: 650,000)If I move to another home, my dilemma is what will be best option to buy another primary home?

Purchase price: $130,000 Cash invested: $40,000 Found this deal when pandemic hit paid 130k.took out a hard money loan 206k put 40k down .

We had a little higher vacancy as some students either chose not to attend or to pursue other virtual options, but pre-leasing for this academic year went quite well and we're back to what I would consider to be pre-pandemic occupancy levels. 

I’ve read several books , listened to podcast however due to the pandemic I couldn’t find nothing in person to connect with people! 

Checking in to see what strategies landlords are putting together to recover rents owed to them through the pandemic.  

MLS, I had an agent who went above and beyond to help me secure this house in the brief dip at the beginning of the pandemic.

For example, if there was something like a global pandemic or credit market crash, I might not be able to get a refinance loan.

It still remains very much a seller's market, with just 1 month of available inventory in Austin and the greater metro.Here are the October 2021 numbers:The pandemic frenzy in the Austin area market began in fall 2020 and continued through summer 2021.

- Everything takes longer and costs more than you expect, especially when you throw in a global pandemic. - Builders are not always organized and good at record-keeping, so be careful when partnering with one. - Do NOT overbuild.

If This Pandemic Taught Me Anything About Portfolio Building It Definitely Showed Me The Importance Of Having A Portion Of Government Subsidized Rental Units(SEC8)!!!