Investors can proceed with caution in the short-term but this may become an opportunity to acquire assets that will recover sales quickly and are likely to emerge as winners during the longer-term retail evolution.E-commerce: Although this constitutes a sales and distribution channel and not a specific category, the rise of online shopping and food delivery exerts a tremendous influence on brick-and-mortar retail and service businesses.

.- What to focus on in the beginning: Create new relationships and continue to build on the existing ones.As an agent, the main leads you want to focus on are the HOT leads (FSBO and expired) and the warm leads (personal circle/sphere of influence).Focus on speaking to as many people within a specific time block each day and do it consistently.

The benefit of the loan is that it provides the ability to put the principle back, plus a modest interest rate, however, it has the same issue with profits earned on those funds become taxable to you, which can be a substantial reduction in the future value.Additionally, as noted in my original post, in a potentially shrinking economy, taking retirement funds into your personal name may not be a great asset protection strategy.Having been in the self-directed IRA business for the last 15 years, I have seen too many investors take out retirement funds into their personal name thinking it’s the only or best way to buy real estate only to find out it could have been done within the IRA and maintained the tax benefits, which can make a significant difference in long term wealth building.Happy Investing!

The key is you have to justify your offer, and substantiate it objectively so that the seller can comprehend your perspective.

For those who may have been against section 8 tenants does the thought that you know the rent will be paid influence your decision on how to market your properties? 

I feel Covid has accelerated the tolerance the world has for this, and that proverbial “can” has a very short road ahead of it.This makes me perceive substantially more risk than reward in the next few years of stock investing.

Furthermore, one of my friends who got me into real estate, my friend told me about Hard Money Loans to help influence the seller?  

So my leases just give my tenants a flat fee if they want to break the lease, a substantial fee and allowed in my state.  

I do not, in any way, want to influence buyer's decision based on race, but I would like to relay all the other pieces of information over.

If I did everything right the property is worth substantially more.