A local investor has been trying to evict a squatter for years without success, in fact, we had @Tim Walls do a presentation on the situation at a Black Diamond event.  

My personal favorite is the Black Diamond meeting in Waltham (alternates every other month with their Worcester location, next one in Waltham in May) and there is also the Boston Area REIA in Medford and the NEREIA in Chelmsford.  

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If it's simple enough that it can be taught in a weekend, it's not worth paying $20,000-$50,000 for.If it takes a whole weekend of diamond-hard selling to get someone to buy it, it's not worth paying $20,000-$50,000 for.There are good courses out there for reasonable prices (Ben Leybovich comes to mind) but this type of 'lock you in a pep-rally' sales....I'm not a fan at all. 

I know that's a diamond in the rough, but it is possible.  

My personal favorite is the Black Diamond meeting in Waltham (alternates every other month with their Worcester location, next Waltham one is May).  

You should definitely check out the Black Diamond meeting in Worcester (alternates every other month with their Waltham location, this is a Worcester month) as it is the closest but also probably the best event around.  

I have always had a passion for finding the diamond in the rough and have wanted to rehab and resell.

Connecticut has some good areas. the city of hartford is improving. they've put a lot of investment dollars into downtown and trying to make it a more relevant city. it's still a little risky because hartford still has a ways to go, but check it out. you might find a diamond in the rough for a buy and hold. taxes are a bit on the high side but it can't hurt to look. 

Find them through Google and meetup.com Check out the Black Diamond meetings.Two Great reads, I bought both J.