Although I probably get killed on transaction fees which is part of why I am not pulling the trigger (along with lack of time to execute well).There are games you can play for increasing your returns in the stock market (sector rotations, rebalancing, being a good company picker) but you lack operational control. 

Water - landlord plays in JC heights typically.

This plays into your relationship with the contractor - and I can tell you first hand that most investors don't want to sacrifice any of them.

To me it’s a challenging game, an intricate puzzle where if you learn how to play you get great results.

Going to take some time but I’m hopeful to help make downtown a place in excited to bring my kids to and for them to know their dad played a small part!

@Chris Seveney - there are a couple of different things in play here, and while I can't speak to other's experiences w/ different RADD avenues, what I'm trying to get rectified here is the initial "Inner Circle" membership fee to be refunded ASAP.

@Lynkeisha Dixon I’ll play devils advocate.

Quote from @John Williams: Quote from @Daniel McDonald: @John Williams like Bruce mentioned area is going to play a huge part. 

If your goal is to offset your mortgage with a house hack then Lowell would be a good bet, but if you're looking for a longer term appreciation play then the areas closer to the city would be better, although the offset from cashflow may be lower than what you're looking for.A good step for you would be to dig into specific areas more as @Lien Vuong noted above.

RE is a long term play.