The rental market in the Boston area (along with NYC) is largely dominated by agents.

Good to hear @Dominic Courtney.  

Following this thread ... my wife moved to Rockville from Texas recently and I will be following ... in Maryland at the moment and interested in tax lien certificates ... the tax sale in Montgomery Co was today [June 11] ... from the results of last year's tax sale it seems like hedge funds/WS dominate the tax lien sales in Montgomery Co ... would be interested in buying a few Baltimore tax lien certificates with the idea of the properties being redeemed but down the road could see buying TLCs with the idea of obtaining the property down the road and rehabbing the property ... seems like an interesting business in a risky area ...

There are a few long time owners that are focused on selling to the little people instead of selling to the big players in the city. 

@Dominic Courtney it has been good. 

Dominic Balascio(Parkway LAw), Brian Funk, Kirsh LAw Firm, Bill Dolan, or Bryan Murray. 

I agree, none of the big players that I have ever met (or any of our clients) created wealth through cash flow, that’s antiquated.

Hope this helps awser your question.It took me a number of years to get here so it is not all that glamorous compared to some of the other REI players highlighted story.

It may sound like one step towards divorce but it may also remove stress over money by saying “you do your thing and I will do mine”.

@Caleb Heimsoth I see there is much for me to learn about the big players in the business.