I was going to ask if you considered renting the property until the market picked back up.

These areas have more affordable properties compared to Boston and are showing signs of growth, especially with infrastructure and job opportunities increasing.

@Marc DeLeonibus Hey Marc, I did not end up purchasing the property.

Whether it be cleaning their properties or doing manual labor.

BP forum messed up my post. was going to say this: I use eggshell for all of my own properties.

A knowledgeable broker can help navigate these changes and find the right coverage for your property.

Responses stating even a mediocre rental property deal will outperform REIT's is way off.

There is a lot to consider before you buy your first property.  

I suspect the investment in AI will push the better properties and hosts to the top of the pages and push mediocre properties and hosts down. 

The entire teachings had gone from Nickersons conservative but a cash flowing small residential property, hopefully for 10 -15% below market, do immediate repairs, then slowly over time improve the property and raise rents, either refi cash out or trade tax free for a larger property.