Mulifamily Market in New Bedford/Fall River/Taunton

[Nick Mulligan]

Hello all,

I have a couple questions, one general and one more specific to my local area.

Specific: How do you guys see the New Bedford/Fall River/Taunton  markets for buying a mutlifamily home? I am looking to buy my first property next year, live in one of the units and rent out the others. These three areas are the ones that I am mostly looking at right now. I work in Marion, MA so the commute to Marion I would like to keep under 40 minutes. I am doing a lot of research right now to find the good/bad areas of each town. 

General: What data do you look for when trying to analyze the housing market, especially for multi-families? Also, what tools do you use to get this information? I currently use Realtors Property Resource to see median income/education level and things like that.

Your friend,

Nicholas Mulligan