We want to keep it as a rental so what's our best economical options to deal with this? 

So wholesaling virtual I would definitely recommend the Sunbelt states just based on economics and where there is a net positive job/population growth.

@Linzey Ledesma Congrats on getting going O-O-S...I think you will find Ohio markets to be very strong in the 3-C's...Columbus is roughly 3x the size of Cleveland and Cincinnati and king on just about any economic indicator you can think of, but there is opportunity in all 3 MSA's.

Overlooking a park used to be a huge plus, but in many Massachusetts cities, particularly with the economic suffering of the pandemic, homeless are camping in them and there is a lot of drug activity and sometimes some violent crime too. 

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For some reason, NYC landlords don't seem to look at these programs any more favorably than they did a year ago and I'm curious to know if thats the general consensus around the country.My question to the community is: does this current economic climate make Section 8 and other city/state/federal program recipients MORE attractive as prospective tenants?

Business classes, leadership, economics... all apply.

Emerson Zollos, the fundamental thing to understand here is that all of us are looking at the same economic scenario and making our best guesses. 

Of course it is not guaranteed they will invest so best to tee up the economics and relationships with them or another sponsor well in advance. 

I found this interesting video NYU REPORT SIMILARITIES 1929/2020After listening to the video, I have some initial takeouts like:>Macroeconomics shows similar data to economic data from 1929 to 2020.