When I search for outdoor storage lots for equipment/supplies to look for comps, nothing comes up except for indoor storage units. 

Been so distracted with COVID lately that I forgot about global warming! 

They haven't "ripped you off" until you have paid for significantly more supply than required for the job. 

In March, I moved out of my $1200/mo shared house in DC and into a $650/mo shared house in Gaithersburg, month-to-month (adding all of that savings to a down payment fund).My question is: given the global pandemic and uncertain economy we’re in, would you sit tight a little longer and continue to rent, and see what happens in X months before jumping into a house hack?

We are seeing a wave of people coming from IL for the exact reasons you just pointed out which is driving higher property values because there is no supply right now.

Hi, we are looking at multifamily homes in Bergen Lafayette and Bayonne now, however the supply is very low.

You can't write off your time, but you can write off the tools, supplies, etc.

(Cartersville, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Chattanooga, Burbank, Glendale) [Seattle, San Diego, Phoenix, Austin, Houston, Dallas] I found an abundant supply of properties in Detroit, Las Vegas, Milwaukee and Little Rock around $50k and less.

It’s just supply and demand.  

That would be necessary to do at some point if no bidders open their mouths at the sheriff sale.And if the inheritance tax is supposed to have priority over the mortgage, which is the case according to the PA Department of Revenue and the letter that @Chris K. supplied in that other thread, then the sheriff's distribution can be challenged on that basis if the inheritance tax is not paid out of the proceeds of the sheriff sale before the foreclosing lender gets a distribution.