i haven't had any experience with the rental guarantees as yet but experience trumps all, go with the know how's. as they always said nothing is guaranteed in life. keep all your options open the mls has some diamonds in the ruff.

You should check out the Black Diamond meeting in Waltham (2nd location in Worcester) as well as the Eastern Mass REIA in Rockland (2nd location in Taunton).

You'll meet some of the more experienced at the Black Diamond event in Waltham.Good luck!

An obvious one for you is the Black Diamond event in Waltham (2nd location in Worcester) as well as the Boston AREIA in Medford.

Various exotic animals for pets, the biggest diamond in the world, 2 Billion, and a pimp cup lol.My father has been involved in real estate and investment for the past 32 years successfully and I have nothing but the utmost respect for him and his journey.Although he makes a modest living.

There are always diamonds in the rough if you look but I am not sure by finding just those diamonds a robust business will emerge.

The best thing I ever did was hire it out.Before I did that the best thing was having the right tools.If you plan to do a lot of this you can buy a laser, a ridgid 10" wet saw, an angle grinder with a sharp diamond blade, and a standard tile cutter in the $200-$600 range with a sharp wheel.You want to lay all of your full tiles first and then come back for your cuts.

That said, some larger firms miss stuff, so there are diamonds in the rough, thus the "have to work for it".

Marie - there was a thread (now deleted) where "X-banker" aka Bob Diamond was providing his "course" to do something similar.

The key to making smart castle investments is knowing your rehab costs Will...I mean I can walk through a castle and estimate the cost of flaming arrow removal, 1600s exterior wall repair, and moat excavation down to the 1/8 ounce of diamond...can you?