Hey BP Friends, Question: I just closed on a 3-unit property in western Cincinnati (Westwood area- a better part of it).

Currently invest in most western parts of the panhandle but would love to expand our markets.

With that being said I've been looking at areas in western mass like Holyoke & Springfield where multifamily prices are more affordable for me to start small.

I would also consider using Swedish Framing rather than Western Platform framing (if stick building) or assembling the envelope using SIPs.The small bit of extra you would spend to effectively insulate and air-seal the building envelope will pay itself back in operating costs in relatively short order.The codes in this country should really require new builds to be much closer to (eventually at) a Passivhaus standard (perhaps Net Zero as a compromise).

Sorry, if you were in Western PA I could offer more help. 

I'd be interested in looking out there, I  have friends who bought primary residences in Western Ma as they could buy cheap.

I'm interested in buying and holding SFRs and/or multifamily properties in Western Washington. 

Think there is a tour of a condo conversion in East Boston tomorrow for example.Other groups off the top of my head...Boston Area REIA in MedfordNEREIA in ChelmsfordThe Boston REIA in DedhamThe Boston Investors Meetup - quarterly with next one in Julymassrealestate(dot)net with meetings in Peabody and Danvers (I think)The NH real estate mastermind in Nashua, NHThe Eastern Mass REIA in RocklandAnd if you want to put some miles on the car:NHREIA in Manchester, NHSouth Shore REIA by the CapeThe House Flipping School Meetup in PlymouthThe Western Mass REIA in West SpringfieldAnd there are probably lots of other ones I am missing as well.

Hi Tushar, You could buy loads of properties in most of the mid-western USA markets for around that price, but you might not be happy with what you end up with.

In Western Pennsylvania, there's a great computer system called "Matrix" that works with the West Penn Multi List.