Seeking advice for Tree Removal - Boston, MA

[Julia Ho]

Hi Everyone,

I am thinking to have a pine tree which is about 3 feet from my house to be removed. It is as tall as the 3-floor multifamily house. The tree is closed to my house and there is a driveway between it and the neighbor's house.

Would you please share with me some tips with this since I just want to make sure I do it right, safely and in a cost effective way? 

I called the town to make sure it belongs to my property and called a couple of tree removal companies. There are some cables touching the trees but National Grid said it's not theirs, and so I called Comcast but nothing much I heard from them. It is so closed to the house, I think it might be best to get removed. I am also concerned if the removal can damage the wall of the house if it is only 3 fee away. Regarding the tree removal company, do they need a specific license to do that? 

Also, if anyone in the Boston area could refer me to a good and reasonably priced tree removal company, I would really appreciate. Thank you so much in advance!