Honesty is good.

@Kurt Traynor that's a great way to pin point problems, but in all honesty, some landlords are so "economical" that they cause so many problems and make the manager look bad, get bad reviews and put up with the abuse from both parties; tenant and owner.

To be honest I am not ultra familiar with Wakefield (my expertise stops after Malden heading north).

Be brutally honest I want to know if I should wait for a better property, a property where the owners isn’t a rookie, or is this an easy project I’m waaaay over thinking thanks BP.

@Marcus Lawson The fact that I would need 3 - 4 units just to get close to breaking even is a little discouraging if I'm being honest. I

Appreciate the honesty @Jay Hinrichs! 

Melissa Gittens i ended up self managing and, to be honest, i love it. at first, it was a bit difficult. at this point i have systems and a good team in place. i have a great handyman, lawn guy, snow and cleaning person. i actually am headed back to CT today and believe i will be at the meet up you post about next Tuesday!

While of course I was looking to get this transaction closed, honesty and decency is not too much to ask.  

To be honest, I cannot say that I have a set up plan already which is going to trump all other plans.

@Isiah Ferguson  good luck but in all honesty, in the very short time I worked in the trades, the attitude you are going to receive for the most part is that you'll get in the way and be a liability (insurance, etc.)...and honestly, it's no different than the attitude many folks on a jobsite will convey about going to trade school being worthless.I've seen roofing crews drive by a house that's getting worked on by a different roofing company that has called OSHA because the other company wasn't tied in; I've seen one construction company call the code inspector on another for not having permits; I've even seen OSHA called in on finish carpenters for not wearing long sleeves and having steel toes.