My insights aren’t complete guesses but are there any real estate pros out there with Massachusetts knowledge that could give me more substantial insight?

Or if it's easier, get a license in CO, and then after registering switch it to whatever state you actually live in.  Takes

My friends and I have been investing there for the past year and our property values have grown substantially.

There could still be substantial equity.  

The idea is not magic, it basically involves paying extra on mtg, by using your heloc, then paying the heloc down, then keep doing it.The bottom line is you are paying your mtg off substantially early because you are paying Extra money out of your pocket toward your mtg.  

There is a somewhat substantiated theory that many haunted houses (when the folks are mentally stable) are related to carbon monoxide posioning.

However, your payday sounds substantial and if you step out, you loose the upside if buyer defaults and just have to step back in and fix it.

I'm looking to get my feet wet with something a bit more substantial. 

I'm sure @Bill F. and @Ryan Groene can chime in and offer more substantial insights.

I was terrified....i wish i had bought more..light fixes, and holds, turn over to prop mngmnt, with right funding in place beforehand is pretty easy..even less emotional than being to much into it involved present...i just suggest don't buy substantial fix, rehab and flip from out of state...and not knowing area or connections...but hold is pretty easy, not so hard, with right agent boots on ground...