If you have a reasonably flat floor, thicker planks will hold up better over time and better absorb heavy weights of furniture.4.

So what if we lose thousands in damages and lost rental income?

In other words, more people will be motivated by the prospect of losing a dollar they already have than will be to gain a dollar they don't yet have but have equal odds of achieving.

At least short term capital gains are taxed at your marginal rate so you aren't "losing" anything there. 

One problem I do know of that is becoming a cancer is people not wanting to go back to work due to them receiving unemployment; and with the schools shut down, kids are home all day and need a care taker, so most parents are choosing to not accept new work, which is illegal actually, and if reported they could lose their unemployment.

Not being evicted bc of losing job as  a result of covid, is different than refusing to comply with new month to month lease parameters 

By exercise I mean lift weights, do a treadmill, swim, box, jump rope or climb stairs. 

:Are you giving enough weight to population, population trends and income levels/trends in those areas you are studying supply in?

but I did get a tenant for my current vacant unit losing only a 1/2 month, so I should count myself lucky. 

Seeing as how it's easy to lose your shirt in real estate I'm really hoping to go to a REIA to network and pick brains of experienced investors.Are people still doing REIA due to COVID?