I am interested in buy and hold real estate and am looking for deals, finding some eye catching opportunities in Miami.

Great job catching it. 

Keep your eye on pricing and start reaching out to local brokers to introduce yourself to.

Will they just be required to catch up once the pandemic is over?

@Joe Villeneuve again I must say that you're right, now things fell in place after I have some understanding how this game is played and I know for sure that I won't be using more than the DP for my next unit.I will filter deals by positive cash flow per unit and maximize this value as much as I can.as I said before, I do long distance investing as prices are at peak where I live, I keep an eye on the market value nowadays especially due to covid-19.

Hard to say yet if more "deals" will surface as people face financial difficulty and job losses, so I'm would keep an eye on inventory levels.

Some of the general public buying properties right now may catch themselves in a tough position if they aren't careful. 

A brokerage offered plan will not have the capacity to be fully diversified and invest outside the stock market.Old eyes.

At my age I know there’s a lot for me to learn as well so I’m all ears (eyes really) and would appreciate all of the feedback.

Great book but that was a painful eye-opener for me.