. $8 in every $10 dollars to ohio's economy is in Central Ohio. 

Underwriting the choppiness for the next 5 years, supply constraints will make a huge demand.Fundamentals are stronger now than they have been in the past 5 years.

Would it put me in a stronger position to wait to buy property?

If you have tenants who can’t pay rent, but have a WL policy with cash value, you can leverage it to pay your mortgage so you don’t have to sell the property in a down economy.

The type of tenant you get in commercial heavily varies on the economic status of the local economy, as well as the layout/who you're catering too.

If you get specifically low flow showerheads, the cheap <$10 ones at Home Depot, tenants will complain.They'll just switch them out back to "normal" ones- people like strong showers.There are some that use air pressure to make low flow feel stronger.

If mass layoff's happen on extreme scale as your saying, that would be a VERY sizable recession economy.

I like the idea of one day being able to invest in more "favorable" markets based on the current economy, job growth, local trends etc. 

While it is true this would help folks “unlock” some of the equity in their home since home prices/values have appreciated greatly in the last 3-4 years, it also means they will spend it somewhere into the economy and that means more pressure on inflation.

But regardless sacrifice will be made.Get your W2 job going, and going stronger.