You can also try building your own website and get very good at seo or ppc in order for the homeowners to reach out to you. 

We need the cash to mostly just tie us over untill we sell the property, so 150,000 is on the upper end; 80,000 and above would probably be sufficient. 

I'm looking at all kinds of properties, all over the city.

Then I would either go to your GC with the info, or go directly to your subs (licensed electrician etc.) with the info.

Hey Erene, welcome to the BP community!

Seems like MA has a pretty good website.

Or just strangers off the street you met at a REI group? 

We try hard to follow the regulations, including the Dodd Frank Act.

One housing authority wouldn’t even entertain the request, while another was open to it because it was an affordable housing property, requiring just an application for the exemption.From my experience, dealing with government agencies, especially when trying to save money or get financial benefits, can be a slow process.

But what are the actual returns on the investment?