Instead, I decided to build my RE and investment mgmt knowledge, working at Marcus & Millichap with a multi-tenant retail team, as well as fairly large asset mgmt team at Merrill Lynch.I believe that the coronavirus outbreak is going to set up some really attractive opportunities over the next year or so, and I would love to get in when the deals start cropping up.

It's a 2 bed, 1 bath in Portland, OR.

To be clear - this is not a post complaining about this nor am I advocating evicting anyone due to this severe crisis.But as people are losing their jobs all over the place - esp. in retail, restaurants etc, we can prepare for a lot of missed or reduced rent payments on April 1. 

Whole market includes retail, restaurant, travel and entertainment.

Aiming for 2/3 beds that are 100k total max, but obviously will be attempting to get distressed properties for much lower around 60k.My goal is to put $5k down, have around $500 PITI, reserve $10k for updating kitchen/bathroom, and rent out for $800-1200 a month.Is it possible to get 5-10% conventional loans, so I have enough cash reserves left over to self-fund renovations and basic maintenance?

Without a value add, the SFR to quad purchased at retail (MLS) is cash flow negative when using realistic expense estimates (contrary to what a few people claim, but when called out on it decide they do not want to publish their numbers). 

I came across a 5/2 duplex and it got me thinking.... one side has 3 bds for 1 bath. Does anybody else think this'd be a problem for most renters?What are ratios that are typically going to be favorable to renters? Wh...

However, you'll often find niche gyms, breweries, restaurants, and more diverse & wide-ranging tenants signing leases when standard retail/strip mall sites become too expensive. 

Also, zillow is pretty notorious for being inaccurate with estimating value, I would look at homes recently sold in the area (you can find that info on a website like realtor.com) that are similar in bed/bath, size, and condition to get a better idea. 

We still have a huge construction industry and health and human services is the biggest sector followed by retail.