But there are still enough essential employees out there working that you should be able to find someone as long as you have a quality "product" and competitive price.

As my business partner and I both have full time W-2 jobs not in the field of real estate, having our agent has been quite essential in the growth of our LLC's property holdings, as well as finding us off market deals. 

I realize this is a highly speculative question since we won't know the impact of this crisis until it's over, but would be interested to know what factors you feel are important.

At this point I asked questions if he was being impacted by the covid issue.  

I think they charge too much.You would essentially be subletting that room out or finding a "roommate".

They are still open and are deemed essential businesses.

There has been a lot of push for properties in that area - with all the non-essential business shutdown, I expect the momentum in the Lowe Mill area to slow dramatically for a while. 

A marketing plan is essential if you are going to be successful.

Petersburg/Clearwater); our Governor has designated "real estate" to be an essential business due to the housing demand. 

I expect the timeline to be 6-12 months (taking COVID-19's impact into account).