As an aside, insurance companies are inspecting most properties one way or another in the current market. 

In my market, I only have one vendor qualified for appliance warranty work, and the warranty companies paid him half his standard fee for each service call. 

You can achieve or even exceed your current cash flow in markets that are more landlord-friendly than Boston.

If you are doing unpermitted work, it’s either too small a project or you probably don’t want to spend the money.So the market for such inspectors is probably small. 

Rental market is pretty strong, there are a lot of good economic drivers.

Local REIA groups and meetups (check Meetup.com or BiggerPockets) are excellent for connecting with both new and experienced investors.I’d be happy to grab coffee and chat about the market or share insights.

(To avoid months of probate and thousands if not $10’s of thousands of dollars in costs.)Hawaii is considered a "TOD deed state," meaning that residents can utilize Transfer on Death (TOD) deeds to designate beneficiaries who will inherit their property upon their death, allowing for a potential bypass of probate court proceedings.If she is already in memory care center.

You should be able to use departing residence income from the market rent when qualifying for a new primary purchase.

I used to think that cold calling was the only way to get off-market deals.

The equation shouldn't be PP = Market Price - cost to repair foundation, it should be PP = Market Price - cost to repair - discount for taking on the risk.