I've looked into ways of soundproofing, or significantly mitigating noise transmission from my condo, and from what I've heard, even the most dense, best impact absorbing underlayment for laminate flooring won't do much in a poorly built building.

Originally posted by @Michael Guay:The government recently allowed citizens to withdraw up to $100,000 from their retirement accounts via hardship distributions (no 10% penalty that normally occurs from withdrawing before 59.5 years old)https://www.fool.com/retirement/2020/03/29/coronavirus-relief-the-unique-way-tap-retirement-s.aspxAssuming that you have been impacted by the virus in one of the enumerated ways and therefore qualify, you can take a penalty-free distribution (as well as waive the 20% withholding requirement) from your 401k (assuming that the employer allows it) anytime between 1/1/2020 and 12/31/2020.

If this crisis is over in 6 to 8 weeks, I think it will have very little short term impact on real estate in Austin.  

I’d like to share with you what we’re doing with our properties to mitigate COVID-19’s impact on our properties, with the hope that you can use some of these ideas and strategies on your own properties.

I’d like to share with you what we’re doing with our properties to mitigate COVID-19’s impact on our properties, with the hope that you can use some of these ideas and strategies on your own properties.

COVID isn’t going to have any measurable impact on the return over a 10-year time horizon 

On that note, the quality of the neighborhood has also an impact on the insurance premium; expect to pay more on cheap properties in rough areas.

Some people have experienced major loss and disruption due to COVID-19 but many more have not been impacted in a major way financially.

Every state is impacted but glad to see that Texas is on the lower end of the spectrum.Comparing each state’s average weekly jobless claims totals over the last three weeks to the week before shutdowns started occurring, reveals the top states showing the largest percentage spike in unemployment benefit applicationshttps://l.facebook.com/l.php?

Now interest rates are important, but we don't think they're knowable." interest rates impact loans and loans are part of your finance strategy.