Hey everyone! I hope everyone is doing great! I am currently working in a property management company in Miami. As a young student I try to learn from any type of experience in the real estate industry, I have been in...

So I've been putting in years, the reading, the mindset shifting paradigm enabling... time and effort to get into a position where I can really do something about it.

I think it would be foolish to this that there is going to be any major shifts in the business workplace in the long term.Additionally, I DO think it is a valid concern about people co-living / house-hacking with a pandemic going on but, again, I do not think that is a long term problem.Lastly, I think living far away from work brings a poor quality of life and I would be willing to bet many people who are smart enough to think this way would be good renters for a house-hack.Curious to hear some different opinions out there though.

As of right now, we are 13 days away from knowing how many people are late on their April 1 mortgage payments (it's "due" on the 1st, but not "late" until the 15th).Something fairly big from Quicken, the #1 lender in the nation by volume, should be hitting the press within a day or two.http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/channels/pipelinepress/04022020-jobless-claims-record.aspxMortgage News Daily.April 2nd, 2020NewRez is suspending new Best Efforts locks through April 15 [...]In a temporary shift toward purely Conventional lending, and an eye on the future, wholesaler JMAC temporarily suspended new submissions and funding on FHA, VA and USDA (including Manhattan and Laguna Jumbo loan programs) [...]loanDepot told its brokers that, “In an effort to guard against extraordinary market fluctuation, loanDepot has imposed credit restrictions on Government Programs (FHA & VA) and temporarily suspended the TX 50(a)(6) Program.

I believe the market will shift from time to time but you should still be sitting on solid real estate.

At the age of 40 I decided to shifted my focus away from Financial Services (life insurance, investments, retirement planning) and focus solely on real estate investing.

For me it was time to shift goals from appreciation to cashflow.

According to scientists, 6-9 meters of elastic strain have likely accumulated along the fault since the last quake (1726), which means when it finally releases, the ground will likely shift 20-30 feet.

My long term goal is to shift into owning an apartment building, but have not began to act on this plan yet. 

Homebuyers face stiff competition in South Florida as northerners arrive — with cashAS HOMEBUYERS JOSTLE FOR A DWINDLING SUPPLY OF HOUSES IN SOUTH FLORIDA, LOCAL BIDDERS ARE FINDING THEMSELVES IN A GROWING COMPETITION WITH OUT-OF-STATE PEOPLE WHO ARE OFFERING CASH ON THE SPOT.The new work-from-home economy has caused a major shift in how real estate works around the world.