What about public Transportation such as subways, buses, etc?

Hi again, just wanted to add that I do think Hyde Park and Mattapan could be good investments as both have transport links and some leafy streets.

My suggestion for you is to take a look at the various means of transportation (Commuter Rail, Subway, Bus) and make a decision based on that.

But I take public transportation to my current job but within the next two months will require me to have use of a vehicle.

For perspective homes seem to rent from 1600-2500 in this area and a "cheap" home is around the mid 300 to low 400k mark once you are north of foothill prices seem to climb.Also, does the inclusion of transportation increase rents/prices in relation to the savings over private transportation ?

Great nightlife, top 3 public transportation systems (ease of use and accessibility).Hawaii: Live on Oahu so a bit biased.

When the house arrives at the site it is on a steel trailer, but that is only for transportation. 

But we are banking on a major transportation project breaking ground within a year, and that $650/month will jump to $850.http://www.freep.com/interactive/article/20140413/OPINION05/304130023/michigan-average-top-income-IRS-richestThe Model I see everyone doing is take a larger home cut it 2-4 different ways and rent it out.

Locally for me you have to meet various ratios of commercial and residential low density, and it has to be close to public transportation.

Cotton, lead, sugar, etc have risen in price more than gold, but imagine how much lead or sugar or cotton you would have to store to keep a million dollars worth... and transportation, and some of those are not so durable...