The reason I posted this question is that a few landlords and management companies in our area have begun to offer up to 30% discounts on rent for their properties during this crisis. 

However, they do not have straight cash for the deal. 

I think it sets a bad precedent and do not consider it a reasonable law but the assertions in the original post are substantially false and inflammatory as can be seen by the subsequent comments Straight from the text, "In the absence of evidence to the contrary, if the increased costs for household necessities or decreased earnings took place at any point between March 4, 2020, and March 4, 2021, then the court shall presume that the increased household costs or decreased household earnings was due to the COVID-19 virus."

Hey I’m 23 and want to jump straight into working full time as an agent.

I am torn on how to renovate depending on what I'll do with it, I don't want to commit to straight office by removing the shower for example in case at some point I want to rent it as a house.

A simple V-Lookup in Excel is pretty straight forward.

Oh gosh, that is so area dependent and skill dependent that no one can give you a straight dollar figure.

Doing my best to find deeply discounted opportunity for myself and other investors.

Can you use the equity in your home/rental property to buy discount points for a mortgage.

However, don't discount on-market deals entirely.