What I get in return is an applicant pool of professional students who are responsible and have a reliable source of money for rent (in the form of student loans.) 

Interesting and well researched read from a reliable source.

Real estate is a great investment and has been a consistent source of personal returns for me for decades, but I will explain below why you can’t solely invest in real estate, and why you shouldn’t panic and sell your stock portfolio.

I'd rather have half a payment in 15 days, half a payment in 30, and have the remainder paid over 2 months, for example, versus tossing someone onto the streets (garnering an unsavory reputation) and then trying to fill a vacancy with a smaller tenant pool.There is a difference between a person having no control over a pandemic and having their primary source of income shut down for 2 weeks, and a deadbeat trying to take advantage of the system.

BP fellows,I'm renovating a property in Hoboken and looking for advice on where to source materials.I've found lumbers liquidators to be good for flooring and went with Pella 350 for windows (best windows for the price) but cant seem to find good deals on other items..doors? 

So we're staring at several months that are normally when our busy season start ramping up... and we have no income at all, and some substantial overhead (mostly in terms of mortgage payments)While we have even discussed turning these properties into LTRs, I fear that in the current climate in NYC, this is not the time period to start a LTR contract.The only idea that I've come up with so far, is to list the properties at a substantial discount for week-to-month long chunks, and to advertise through alternate sources like Craiglist.

Keep in mind you may have to pay a foreign withholding tax on any earnings when investing in US stocks as a Canadian.

If anyone has a source fir HML at 75% LTV for a commercial deal in SF, please let me know.

Real estate is a great investment and has been a consistent source of personal returns for me for decades, but I will explain below why you can’t solely invest in real estate, and why you shouldn’t panic and sell your stock portfolio.

Another source where I buy a lot is Keenan , Tranzon, Williams and Williams, and central Maine auction.