What if they repaired. Then rioters destroy again. Then repair again, destroy again... etc. Lose lose?
Negative rental reversion, no tenants, etc. Can only spiral downwards?
I cannot understand why investors like to catch falling knives. Can they predict when the riots and protests may end? Why not wait for the riots and protest to end then buy when there is an uptick... sure - one could not catch the lowest price when the market rallies after protests end but can one definitely catch the bottom when the stock is plunging? He would end up holding a stock that is dropping with no bottom in sight in the second scenario whereas in the first scenario, he has already seen the bottom.