Our BP site has a lot more to offer for your better understanding of the industry. 

I spent many years in the restaurant industry in St.

They’re also in the hospitality industry with a lot of experience.

This is referring to “excess business losses” which is the concept of limiting losses in any one business to 500k (MFJ) in any given year to offset other income.Real estate is the major industry benefiting from this because of depreciation increasing paper “losses”.

As far as RE diversification I would look at it by sector: multi family, residential, commercial, industrial and self-storage.

(https://www.americanbanker.com/news/is-mortgage-industry-equipped-to-implement-washingtons-forbearance-planIt's not a lump sum after 90 days; this whole effort is to avoid creating foreclosures - not postponing them.

We've both been forged in the fires of the music industry, so bring on the sleeplessness, HA! 

Could "landlording" become a more regulated/taxed industry?

@Anjali KhetarpalOn top of all suggestions regarding mortgage freezes, You may want to see how the CARES act can help with unemployment benefits particularly in the hotel industry.

The study defined high-risk populations as those with full-time careers in industries deemed “non-essential,” or service workers.The study, released Monday, analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.