Nick Myerhoff - agentConventus - LenderOpus Bank - refiI started a Bay Area Apartment Mastermind Group to answer some of the commonly asked questions + like minded folkshttps://www.facebook.com/groups/learningapartments

Airbnb conveniently and commonly tells guests to take the fees and nightly rates up with the hosts and that the hosts has the money and to repay them directly.

While my husband and I were looking for houses to purchase last year, most of the issues were common with the fixer/turnkey homes that were older. 

i agree with robert not all landlords are alike.but one thing we all have in common we bought are buildings on tenants paying rent.if does not matter if one unit or 1000.we all counted on that tenant paying rent.so do wantever helps you do it in collecting rent.i have found now will most tenants i will talked to most have their april rents ,and will probably have may rent will stimulas check.so start building up a cash reserve,put all major  remodeling  on hold.just fix what you must.your job now is to babysit your tenants ,try to get them to realize them stimulas check has to last along with those unemployment checks.i know none of you have signed up for this,but you have to adapt,or you will be one of the landlords that will go out of business.i seen many in 2008 ,that will stubborn in their ways and it hurt them.i was one for a liitle while then too.but you will learn without threat of eviction certain tenants our going to think they do not have to pay.your best chance is tell them work with you now to evoid eviction later.some will work out,and some not.but that is just like when you pick a tenant,you really do not know to 3 months later,if you got lucky and picked a great tenant.

There's a common misconception that cap rates move up so prices move down, or cap rates move down so prices move up. 

I'm not advocating throwing people out during this situation, and think that regulation goes to the lowest common denominator. 

A great Realtor has spent years cultivating relationships with contractors and will be more than happy to share them with you. 

Depending on the loan product, you may be able to get non-recourse debt, which isn't common or seen on the residential side.Best of luck moving forward! 

There is new hope since the FDA just approved the off-label use of some very common drugs that have shown great promise in treating Covid-19.

Even if your tenant loses their job, the stimulus will ensure they get most - if not all - of their income back through unemployment and stimulus checks.Although late rent will be much more common, there's no reason why tenants shouldn't be able to pay their rent eventually and catch back up.