One of the bigger expenses is going to be transportation as they need to truck each one individually.  

It stated Just five metropolitan areas—Boston; San Diego; San Francisco; Seattle; and San Jose, Calif.

I have worked in property management for 2.5 years in the Boston Ma area - I am an aspiring investor but collecting capital to begin has been my biggest road block.

The added bonus for my specific situation is that my brother is an extremely talented architect that currently "condoizes" properties and creates new buildings in Boston for a firm and would do these drawings for me for pennies on the dollar. 

I am also looking for local licensed electrician and plumber in the Boston area

I live locally, have transport and an iPhone for pictures. 

I was recommended to join or attend my local REIA here in Boston, but looking for input from BP community.

I am a new agent in the Boston area and would love some guidance in obtaining rental knowledge. 

I am in the Massachusetts market near Worcester/Boston so the prices of homes here are obviously much higher than other parts of the USA. 

That said, long-term rents remain solid across the state due to restrictive rural/agricultural zoning, a substantial lack of new housing supply, and the added cost of transporting building materials 2,500 miles from the mainland.Only other thing I will say is that if your plan is to do long-term rentals, expect a lot of tenant churn.