I also wonder if the pandemic will encourage more people to rent homes so that they can work from home and have more distance from others for social distancing.

Because I plan to househack, I continue to weigh the balance between current safety and future payoffs as Kensington especially is still suffering from the opioid epidemic.  

DACA program provided us with a social security and permission to work with expiration date of 2 yrs from date of approval, so we have to continually renew every 2 years by paying ~$500.

A safety cushion WHEN (as it will happen) things go wrong.IF you don't then this isn't the time for you to be investing.

Then they consider the distance from their work, then they consider the safety of the neighborhood.In my experience as an investor, however, it's LOCATION first, so low crime is good, with price being second.In my experience as a former teacher, the quality of the education is more Parent/Student driven, than either the location of the school or the cost of living in the neighborhood. 

Duplexes offer a little more safety starting out, so if one side moves out, the other continues to pay your rent.  

In the event a tenant has objections to a new tenant moving into the unit due to social distancing

Covid & now the reports of social unrest have deterred them. 

I have a duplex by the airport which has a great longterm tenant and then short term the other side and I like the balance of safety and risk.

As you’ve probably noticed, all tables and chairs have been removed from stores, so there is no in-store socializing anymore.