In that case, reaching out to the office of student housing at the college or posting your listing on Facebook pages that are created for student housing searches for that college can be a good marketing strategy.

Google “OJ Simpson asset protection strategy”. 

I think it greatly depends on your strategy.

Exit Strategy

Even with multiple units, with current interest rates and a competitive market (prices have continued to rise even with higher interest rates) think the Madison market is a stronger long term ownership strategy, where the bulk of your return will come when you sell from appreciation in rents and property value. 

@Scott GorhamSome of the strategies for buying a property if the original mortgage stays in the seller's name would be subject-to or a wraparound mortgage.

I think you're on the right track with Lowell - that's consistently been one of the most affordable markets in the greater Boston area when you consider price to rent metrics.

As somebody new to REI, what is the best way to handle rent lost when buying a fixer upper during the work?  Do you get a contractor in before making an offer/after, get an estimate on the work and time and then deduc...

This will allow the team to develop and review project processes and management strategies to move forward with more challenging, yet rewarding, properties.I come from a very process-oriented background (Mechanical Engineering), and my goal is to learn and develop each step of the process, from start to finish, to continuously improve the team and ROI of each project. 

There was no consistent "mentoring" throughout the course, despite what was implied, or at least what I implied at the bootcamp webinar.