They just came out with a BabyBox, even smaller one that circumvents state housing lows and falls in as an RV.

Generally speaking, Boston proper is an appreciation market (low cap rates) unless you have a solid value-add play.

We are NOT a fit for low quality assets such as C/D or uber high input such as sec8 or mid/large MFH.

Not too bad when the inventory is low, the number of sales is low (like a 30 year low), interest rates are high and prices are high. 

Investors tend to buy more often then regular home buyers BUT if your area the investor price point is low you would have to do a crap ton of sales to be close to regular sales.In commercial if you love working with numbers you can usually just work weekdays during the daytime and no weekends.

Target, actual 7.5% cap rate in a reasonable neighborhood.  

I could tell you to invest in Milwaukee, you can still find cash flow positive duplexes here in good neighborhoods around 350k and we have had very consistent 8% appreciation over the last years.

The program was created to give low-income tenants an alternative to living in federal project housing.S8 sets their rental rates to the LOW-END of market averages, if not slightly below.

Can try to reposition to Class B, but neighborhood may impede these efforts.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, but 15-20% should be used to also cover tenant nonpayment, eviction costs & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores of 560-620 (approaching 22% probability of default), many blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 2 years.

Can try to reposition to Class B, but neighborhood may impede these efforts.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, but 15-20% should be used to also cover tenant nonpayment, eviction costs & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores of 560-620 (approaching 22% probability of default), many blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 2 years.