Banks are where the money is created and they are all run by people who have to make individual decisions about  their own risk tolerance, so it may or may not encourage banks to make more loans.This is a bigger response from the fed than the 08 crisis and all in a very short time period.

For those that are not familiar with lending, a major component to the crisis a decade ago was banks had to liquidate assets because they did not have sufficient reserves.

This puts me in a unique position to see how this crisis has developed.

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I am in kind of weird situation and would like some advice. We just closed on a 4-plex a couple of weeks ago, we purchased using an FHA loan with 3.5% down. The property was and still is fully occupied with te...

I think it's pointless to hurt their credit during this crisis.

As with any crisis, there are always lessons to be extracted if we can maintain our emotional bystander status.

To put that in perspective, before the crisis to get that same rate you were probably looking at 0-.5 points.

Should I have a preemptive conversation with this first tenant about his work prospects and how even of he doesnt pay rent hes still going to owe it after this crisis or whatever it is passes? 

As a new investor, it is way too risky to invest my own or private money into certain deals with all the unknowns. The banks are attractive if the rates stay low and prices drop, but I'm anticipating future opportunit...

Here's the official COVID-19 website for California that the state just launched: https://covid19.ca.gov/.It has current information on how to stay healthy and avoiding catching/spreading the virus, links to school districts (so parents can find out which schools are closed) & public health authorities, as well as helpful resources that people will likely need during this time of crisis, such as how/where to file for unemployment, disability, family leave, or get help for small businesses.