This area is literally exploding...

The northern part of the county is exploding in growth with commercial and retail development.

@Daniel Gonzalez your question is valid, but that is like asking Pai Mei, in Kill Bill, to teach you the Five Point Exploding Heart Technique at the beginning of your training. 

I realize that I am excluding tax advantages like depreciation, but my head is ready to explode as it is!

I can say first hand that the market here has and is continuing to explode - new developments everywhere, less desirable neighborhoods becoming gentrified and desirable, and many people moving here from all over the country.

@Larkin BrileyMight be better to find a place in Ashland city before that explodes, or near where LG is coming.

It's a bit harder since some walls in condos can't be torn down and if you want to do it by the book you need to go through the condo board which can be a whole other beast.If you are newer, planning to only grab a couple units over time or looking for cashflow at 20% I would venture out a bit.London, Hamilton, KW and so on will give you more bang for your buck + it's easy AF to manage remotely especially on a small scale.Pipe explodes?

It was kinda crazy and involves a different units bbq exploding/fire.

But what I saw was that just outside and North of Boston was exploding.

It's not about specific deals or asset classes even, but it all comes back to that when an area explodes.