While the deal does not hinge on the ground-up phase, it could provide a significant upside.After consulting with the City Zoning Department and reviewing the dimensional regulations of the neighborhood district, it appears that my plan is feasible.

Architect & Engineering plans Rendering Surgery 1 & 2 County permits Municipality Utilities District costThese are the permits I am aware of, but I know there has to be more permits I could be missing. 

Boston and the immediate surrounds are still the employment capital of the region and people are enduring longer and longer commutes for the opportunity to work in the colleges, hospitals, pharma companies and financial district of Boston / Cambridge.I wonder if there's a practical limit. 

(Very tough to cashflow buying at retail prices in the District!)

I house hacked my first two houses before I'd ever heard of BiggerPockets but it wasn't until I did my first true investment deal, a 100+ year old home in a historic district that was a full gut rehab, that I really learned some of the lessons that I'd heard and read previously. 

The home is in a B class neighborhood inside of a good school district.

Great school district that everybody is always trying to get into.

Some criteria to consider when evaluating a market are:- school districts-crime rate- job/population growth  If the crime is low, schools are reputable, and job/population growth are steady/high, chances are you are looking in the right markets. 

Hello everyone,Just a little bit about me: I just turned 39, have a wife and 2 kids, have worked as a Pipefitter/Pipe welder for about 18 years now, and currently work for the water district for the East Bay area in California.

What are some areas to purchase in that have good school districts and will invite long term tenants.