The lender at my bank also said he’s starting to see more money being invested in that area and I feel there is a lot of room for growth in that city.Chelsea is a rougher area but flanked by a budding East Boston and a new casino in Medford where people with a lot more money than me are investing in.

I have browsed through hundreds of properties and run the numbers on dozens.

I also found an article noting some of the newer activities to enjoy near the area, such as a new casino, breweries, hiking and camping, and more with only about a 2 hour drive from NYC. 

We just saw the Rivers Casino breaking ground on a new hotel that will be accompanied by a major upcoming development called the "Esplanade" transforming Pittsburgh's North Shore. 

Have attended a courthouse auction and been browsing hubzu, auction.com, etc, but don't know where to start.

If all goes as planned I hope to begin investing in February (after the wedding); until then I'll be building contacts, browsing the MLS, and doing calculations on properties i find.A bit about myself; my father raised me to be independent and do manual labor myself and now because of him, I do many of the home repairs myself and like to believe I'm fully capable of being my own property manager (currently own a home i purchased thinking i could grow into).

Especially since 2 casinos opened and the college is on the horizon.

Either self manage and fire PM or sell the property or take a ride to the casinos and roll some dice, you may have better returns.

One thing just led to another:I was looking for motivation /direction /mentoring in real estateI reconnected with a college buddy and DC area Realtor, @Aaron Cavazos, on FacebookHe recommended the BP communityI browsed through the podcasts and attended the "90-day challenge" webinar back in September '17We closed on my house hack property in January' 18.There is another 90-day challenge webinar coming up this Wednesday, I believe...

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