That means stocks go nowhere in short term.There have been plenty of zero gain decades in market history and this would be a prime place for one of those to begin.Individuals with ACTUAL earnings and dividends, yes,Especially if buy and hold for the dividends and price paid is not a hugh factor in a ten year hold, otherwise total market etf's, passive vehicles etc NO! 

I'm in a big city with lots of micro- R.E. markets, I'll be doing plenty of studying while on lock down. 

I'm fortunate enough to have a job that is commission based and allows me to bring home a significant enough income that I don't have to stress about money and have some savings as well allows me plenty of flexibility and free time throughout the week.

There are plenty of solid opportunities close to home in Illinois, and Waukegan has traditionally been a decent spot to pick up C class rentals.

So you need to make sure there's still plenty of equity after all the necessary repairs. 

I'd also like to invite everyone to our 2nd virtual meetup happening this Thursday at 630pm EST. 

Maybe we just leverage less, or maybe we get 2-3 months deposits in the future....or like some places 1st and last month's rent (in my market we only get 1st month's rent currently in most cases) or maybe there will be loss of rent insurance, and plenty of other solutions.

SF is definitely more difficult to scale and grow, but the deals are typically more plentiful and easier to buy.  

I've got plenty of capital, so I can do loans of 6 months or so and still be liquid enough to buy. 1% per month seems perfectly sensible.

Just fixing the triplex up and collecting rent there would be plenty over mortgage while repairing the single unit.