Hi Ellie,I was the Analyst for a property in Boston that had slight soil settlement and required an engineers report for further evaluation after the Appraisal was done (which was made "subject to" the engineer report).

In my area, licensed professionals DO have to be involved and there's only a few companies offering the actual transporting services so that hikes up the price to around $8k to move a single wide and $15k to move a double wide (this includes disconnecting, transporting, setting back up and permits).

Everything from food, to clothing, to transportation, every item of spending I can live without, I'd live without it. 

@Chris Alfano I'm A Boston/Somerville investor.

Access to public transportation isn't a priority, my target renter has a vehicle.My time horizon is buy, rent, hold for 5+ years (and likely refi early if the market performs well). 

Having an agent that specializes in one area is great if you are really set on being in that area and nowhere else but if you are open to multiple areas, you definitely want someone that can explain to you what goes on in those areas, what the rents are like, what kind of entertainment there is out there, what's the public transportation like, etc.

It only gets headlines when it's something like a lady's head getting chopped off in a hospital as she was being transported on a gurney.

I recently graduated college and have been saving up to buy and househack a multifamily property (2-4 units) just outside the Boston area (Medford, Malden, Chelsea, Revere, Dorchester, etc..).  

Hi everyone, I’m a new agent in Boston, MA and I’d love to hear some success stories and/or some tips for our market.

Scaling can be tough and greater Boston is an expensive market.