I am interested in investing either in my own neck of the woods (Metrowest Boston) or some of the pre-tipping point growth areas in other states (Orlando FL, etc).

See, generally, predatory lending, securities fraud, "company towns" (especially up in your neck of the woods), and environmental regulations.This, on the other hand, is government looking for a problem (mostly because a council member  got postcards and letters.

Note sure if it's in their neck of the woods but you can try @Darren Sager or @Jonathan Greene

And the tenant admitted that if the owner didn't waive the rent, it'll take him a year or two to catch up, with the landlord breathing down his neck all this time.At the time this happened, I had a tenant who lost his job, voluntarily moved to his friend's place, and had to discard all his belonging's after failing to sell it.

My wife is from Yuba City and if I can't find any good deals here I may start looking up in your neck of the woods. 

Zillow has the muscle to throw some big punches, should they choose to.

You're going to be doing this together, sounds like he knows what he is doing but you'll be doing the muscle work.

In this business, it's mostly what you have from the neck up.

I am near Melbourne but if the investment works for me I am interested in your neck of the woods.

I would also like to see the herculean weedeater that packs that kind of muscle.