Not only that your money is on the line for 8 years because construction activities fall under the Statute of repose not Statute of limitations."

I have been, for the past 2 years, educating myself for the newly found love of investing I've recently falling into.

That said, I recently almost had a closing fall through (and almost lost my EMD!)

Those buys look to have reasonable safety margins, just in case the appraisals fall a bit short, or the allowable LTV falls to 70% instead of 75%.

A PM won't see a board from the roof of a house that has come loose that could fall in a tenant and seriously injure them.

I don't see mortgage rates falling much in the foreseeable future, so I'd like to have a fixed rate 15 or 30 year.

That's the part of this I really like, making something people fall in love with and making money with it as well!

You may also want to check out the southern part of MA, such as Falls River, as these towns tend to cash flow well. 

But having your license can sometimes be a bad thing if (and more likely, when) a deal falls apart long after you assigned, and the seller/buyer get "lawyered" up to try to get the assignment fee that they paid you a long time ago (even though your one and only obligation in the deal was to assign your option to them, and you have no further liability/obligation after you assign.

I research everything by asking for complaints by consumers or victims.