With more than 10,000 businesses closing and more on the way, the second covid shutdown coming, over 1 million unemployment claims per week with total claims in the last 17 weeks of 51.3 million, and an official unemployment rate of 11% and real unemployment rate somewhere between 20 and 30%, and 4.1 million loans in forbearance = 8.2% of all mortgages, output is 11% lower than December of 2019, plus pending social unrest from either way the election goes, the whole system is unstable.

#1 Is also very likely to exacerbate existing problems (COVID spread, social stability, crime, etc). 

If the plan is to build a portfolio of properties over time without flipping (IE, not focusing on immediate income that would be subject to Social Security and Medicare Taxes), should we just start as an LLC?

Besides the socially responsible aspect, is there an ROI opportunity and/or marketing advantage across the board - decreased vacancy, decreased utility costs for tenant/landlord, more responsible tenants who are more likely to "partner" with you to maintain the property, etc.Basically, is including smart technology worth it?

What is the current status of the three properties you own?

We are a well off young couple that has fixed and flipped our first home and are living in a 350k house and make about 140k combined(not gloating just trying to give you an idea of our economic status).

Fortunately she claimed to work at a bank my brother in law works for and he gave me the number of the personnel department who'll will confirm if someone works there or ever works there via the social security number.

It was a mathematical certainty that sooner or later this country would be infiltrated by a virulent pandemic that only responded to social distancing.

WIll there be a nationwide shift to small town america as social distancing and teleworking become the norm? 

We’re also seeing that even though some students may choose online classes they still want to live here for the college social experience.Same in Columbia, SC and Amherst, students are now funding it hard to get housing as they hesitated in April.