I read an article on speculation of a global recession soon - I know there is always speculation, but hey it could happen!

I’d never suggest you use a lawyer recommendation that someone has not personally used, but Global Property Guide is often a good place to start for lists like this.

Every time the temperature drops below average everybody starts talking about I thought there was supposed to be global warming.

I love their global perspective which, as an investor, I find incredibly exciting.

However, if you had a ER and the data is received with Assessed Value you could do some quick calculations to get in the ballpark on a global scale opposed to looking up individual properties.

Such factors left central banks with no option other than intervening, he said, speaking in his capacity as chairman of the global Financial Stability Board.https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/07/coronavirus-banks-collapse/612247/https://www.greenwichtime.com/business/article/A-new-credit-bubble-gets-ready-to-burst-13911193.phpWhat comes next, dollar becomes so devalued that it triggers the great reset and crypto based economy. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/06/now-is-the-time-for-a-great-reset/https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-22/did-imf-reveal-cryptocurrency-new-world-order-end-gamehttps://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2018/06/pdf/fd0618.pdfhttps://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/bank-england-governor-signals-central-bank-digital-currency-coming

I'm planning to take less out, though, (something probably closer to 65% based on area comps) because I should still be able to recoup all or most of my money and also just want to be a bit more conservative on my end since it's my first deal and there's a global pandemic going on. 

It's hard enough to build new investor relationships during ordinary times let alone in the middle of a global pandemic. 

Four months later when we did our property inspections, they had ruined the carpet; there must've been 100 pieces of gum in the carpet.

The buyer or seller for that matter does not get to decide that somehow 3% of that is now theirs to use for a down payment, repairs or to buy trading cards and bubble gum with.Another point is you said "You do not need an agent to buy a primary residence".