How do they emerge from this abyss??

Other, non-retirement savings you may want to apply toward the principal of your student loan debt, as long as you keep couple thousand in reserve in case of an emergency.

Storm damage, a bad tenant, a burst pipe, or any number of other emergencies can happen at any time.

My smaller steps towards that goal is to get my DtI in order (credit card debt from emergency car repairs), and saving up a 3.5% down payment.Its all coming together soon! 

•Do they have a formal trainning program and mentorship•Do they use a quality CRM•Do they have an experienced marketing team•What is the average annual gross commission for an agent in their office•Is there a specialist in the category of CRE I am interested in (Office, Retail, Industrial, Medical, etc) that can help me grow

The argument for them is that the roads won't be wide enough for emergency vehicles to "turn around" in all practicalities the place won't change and emergency vehicles will just continue to go in one way and out the other. 

Most prudent people don't plan to move in the dead of winter unless it is an emergency (people being evicted and will not show up on record for a few months).

I recommend That you begin to invest in Real Estate After you finish baby Step 3.Baby Step 1 – $1,000 to start an Emergency FundBaby Step 2 – Pay off all debt using the Debt SnowballBaby Step 3 – 3 to 6 months of expenses in savingsBaby Step 4 – Invest 15% of household income into Roth IRAs and pre-tax retirementBaby Step 5 – College funding for childrenBaby Step 6 – Pay off home earlyBaby Step 7 – Build wealth and give

These emergency measures will stop and there will be a huge wave of evictions and foreclosures.

Both of my properties are on the East, which gets high rental demand because of UMASS Hospital and Medical School.