@Tim McCarthy if you are thinking mid term in mass you  need to look at commute.

So for me in majority part I am just scratching an itch, and I am exercising a muscle. 

As Brandon Turner, one of the BP OG's advises, evaluate at least 10 properties per week to see if they are worth investing in/flipping/whatever your focus is because this builds your "investor muscles" so you will know a good deal when it comes up.

It does more than just mass texts and RVM.

Wife is the brains, I'm just the muscle..and not a lot of that, lol.

Brittany,If you are looking for a local REIA go to MeetUp and search Western Mass REI Club.

I’m also considering the Hampden County area in Mass as well since my duplex is there.

That would be Sheffield, Tuscumbia and Muscle Shoals.

Mass doesn't have licensing requirements for PM's so there are some fools out there.

This mass equity drop has been predicted for well over a decade every month.