For Ethan Penner, CEO and co-founder of Mosaic Real EstateInvestors, each investment cycle has its own tempo. That knowledgecan provide comfort in times of great upheaval.

"For those of us who have been through a couple of [distressedcycles], you could figure where they are going to fall out," Pennersays. "They're all different. But they also have a certain kind ofmarket psychology that tends to resemble similar ones, and youcould imagine how they're going to play out."

Even though recessions are distinct, it would have been hard topredict the situation we're in today. "There's never been adistress cycle caused by a virus," Penner says. "So that makes thisone unique."

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Leslie Shaver

Les Shaver has been covering commercial and residential real estate for almost 20 years. His work has appeared in Multifamily Executive, Builder, units, Arlington Magazine in addition to GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum.