When that does happen, an agents role will become greatly reduced.  

Pools aren't as scary as landlords make them, maintenance is annoyingly consistent though. had to max out liability insurance on my end and activate a blanket insurance policy & require any tenant to prove they have 500K minimum liability. on top of that have to pay a company to maintain the pool to reduce my risks.

Maybe they could work with you in creating a direct mailing list where they could reduce their commission for your purchase with the benefit of potential listings that don't meet your criteria for a good deal?

And I think the Coronavirus/COVID-19 is exactly the kind of catalyst that will cause us to start looking at declining rents for the first time in years.What I think will happen is what happens in every recession, namely that a lot of people will be forced to either move home or double/triple up (get roommates, or more roommates than they had), which will reduce demand.It's possible I'm wrong, we could (eventually) get inflation and maybe rents will keep rising.

This would reduce the monthly mortgage payment down to $1520/month. 

I have always seen good turnkey deals on paper, but in reality you deal with vacancies, lack of interest and therefore reducing rent to get someone in.

They do list "bulk pickup" as costing $75.What about heat and HW?

They're waiving late fees, holding off on evictions, reducing rent, deferring rent, and many other changes.Don't let it bite you in the butt! 

While I concede that event-based issues today (and recently) may reduce future recording activity, the system certainly hasn't stopped. 

You're investment is reducing your monthly liabilities.