DC area vice small town area?  

If you have to communicate on behalf of multiple companies, you need to sign as Sunil Kapoor, President of ABC for one company and Sunil Kapoor, President of XYZ for the other company.

And the same personal that trades in 20-unit apartments likely doesn’t work the duplex ecosystem...and vice versa...

You're partner may be strong in an area you're not and vice versa

All that to say, you need to figure out what your risk tolerance is and how real estate can fit into that, not vice-versa. 

Who will the president be?

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President said if economic indicators remain strong he could see not doing cuts at all.

'On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the CARES Act, which provided additional assistance for small business owners and non-profits, including the opportunity to get up to a $10,000 Advance on an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL).

Some places might be better for investing and not owner occupy and vice versa.

Jason it isn’t going to be July 2021.Specially with a democratic president and governor.