I need to find a solution that allows me to both buy a house that I can live in *and* create an income stream so that my housing expenses are covered.It would be great to hear real life stories from investors who started out in the New England area (or similar high-priced markets) to see how they made it work financially.

@Al Williamson trust me I know about that salt in winter washing living in new england. 

Was hoping for a Packers Patriots Super Bowl as those are the fans that travel but should be fine w Seattle New England.

Moving from England, it is already easy to see a difference in the way things are run here, but there appears to be a lot of opportunity.Living in LA.

In New England you'll need the extra unit just to pay your taxes :)Do you own your primary now?  

As trade increased, many cities in the eastern and southern Unites States became very prominent, especially cities of the New England states and Louisiana territory.

I'm a life long SoCal investor buying property in Vermont. In Cali, fireplaces are a huge plus, in the NorEast they are rarely mentioned. From reading the forums I guess 100 yr old homes the fireplaces are a negative?...

Here is a website providing some useful basic info on the UK markethttp://www.adviceguide.org.uk/england/housing_e.ht...Best of luck! 

My current goal is to grow a large network of like minded colleagues and investors from all over the New England area, I am not locked down to any particular area, I am willing to work with anyone anywhere in Mass or surrounding states.

Well, they got caught, Barclay, the Bank of England manipulating the interest rate of the London Inner Bank Offer Rate (LIBOR).