And we all know that if he enters and cleans out the stuff the irreplaceable diamond tiara would have been left.

I would recommend several networking groups (outside of BP) in the Boston area to start diving into the local space (Black Diamond Investors, Boston Real Estate Guild, and ReCap Investment Group).

Perhaps renting and getting a pulse on the market, being able to drive for dollars and put a list together of properties to cold call/mail, dish out to your broker to call, etc will help you find that diamond in the rough. 

Paul Lamnatos and Gabe LukishContractors - Diamond Brothers Development.

Become an expert in your market, and you'll be able to recognize a bargain or diamond in the rough when you see it.Read BP blogs and listen to the podcasts. 

Most deals are done broker to broker.Typically you either have a great property with no marketing, a great property with tons of marketing, or a mediocre property that with tons of marketing will still be hard to sell.All the buyers want the diamonds these days and they go quick.

Or do I just need to look harder to find the diamond in the rough? 

@Steve Babiak It's around W Diamond between N 31 st. and N 32nd st.

Bought the week of Christmas so not many people were looking for homes, diamond in the rough!

I let the workers have anything that wasn't gold, diamonds, Lamborgini or collectible train sets.