Of course commercial property has taken a huge hit across the country, but has been hit especially hard in the Bay Area.

You need to have enough cash reserves so that if you are hit with a couple of vacancies at the same time, turnover costs and an unexpected repair, you are fine. 

You may have to wait a month or two for a decent tenant to present themselves anyways so why not lock a good one up early and take only a one month hit?

I'm a big fan of in-person events, though obviously due to the current environment, those have taken a hit.

You never know when your rental properties may need repair or when you might be hit with a vacancy.

You'll be taking the hit on taxes for the year you withdraw

Was originally meant to be used as a short-term/vacation rental, but covid hit as soon as we were launching so we switched gears and quickly leased it for a 2-year contract.

I relocated from Virginia to New Jersey for work,... to cut a long story short, when Covid hit the company I worked for closed my branch and I lost my job in the process.

I decided to hold the property, REFI, and wait for the loan value to hit a targeted number.

@David Ward Focusing strictly on investment properties and putting down 20-25% like you mentioned Boston is an expensive market to begin with then you thrown in the low interest rates to keep the economy from crashing and you’re seeing prices 10-15% higher then last year alone, it’s a terrible time to be a buyer unless you come across the perfect deal but those deals probably won’t even hit the sites before they’re already sold I would suggest hitting Zillow and contacting the most popular realtor/brokerage in the area because that’s how you’ll find that perfect deal.