Fall River,Worcester,Rhode Island, Plymouth

[Richard Beatty]

Looking to purchase my next investment property in one of these areas. Would like any input and what neighborhoods to stay away from. References would also be great.Thank You

[Charlie MacPherson]

@Richard Beatty  I'm a big fan of Plymouth - in fact, I moved here last February after living in Scituate for 32 years.

There's a very nice combination of shopping and night life that you would find in a big city and seclusion that you would normally have to drive for an hour outside of Boston to find.

Our new home on Black Cat Rd has 5 acres of forest and is surrounded by 30 acres of conservation land.  We overlook a pond and cranberry bog - and we're perhaps 7 minutes from downtown Plymouth.  Our driveway is 2,000 feet long and during the summer, we can only see one other home from here - and it's about 2,500 feet away.

As far as areas to stay away from, I'm not a fan of North Plymouth - on the Kingston line.  It seems to be a higher crime area.  I helped a friend sell his duplex there not too long ago.  NOT impressed.

I'd also avoid many properties in Nameloc Heights.  While the ocean views from the cliffs are spectacular, the erosion, according to neighbors, is eating a foot of the cliff every year.  In not too many more years, there's going to be some real heartbreak there as family homes go crashing into the Atlantic.  At this point, I seriously doubt that most lenders and insurance carriers will touch them.  

If you're looking on Warren Ave, I'd be on the lookout for the same issue.

That said, Plymouth has some really good investment potential.