This causes lower vacancies, higher rent values & the ability to increase rents more easily.Warren Buffet said it best “Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.”To be a successful investor it is imperative to not make decisions based on emotion, but rather look at the numbers & trends to guide you to the most rational decision. 

Everyone on this forum ignored my posts cause i was always the conservative one who preached value investing over growth. 10 year bull in r.e. has created a normalcy bias that we may have to rethink.

If I can't, no harm no foul but well always lose out if we don't try, right?

Any other big purchases in the near future as refinancing could cause a temporary drop in your credit score. 

I believe a lot of the fear is being caused by the media.

Then decide if a rent increase will cause the tenant to move.  

The economists call this a demand-side shock caused by job and income loss...dampening demand.

The economists call this a demand-side shock caused by job and income loss...dampening demand.

As for your liability, I would make sure you insurance covers things like bodily harm done by animals, and also require your tenants to carry insurance that covers the same. 

This "event" was caused by an unforeseen pandemic and not by the multiple underlying factors that led up the previous meltdown.