If you want some cash flow, aim for secondary markets like Worcester or Fall River.

Many companies have left the state entirely.Insurance is a simple math game. 

When scrolling through a list of houses, will a game room cause them to book over anything else, or will that be secondary? 

We have been primarily buy and hold and wanted a secondary source of capital to fund our buy and holds.

Once you do the math, it is scarier to be afraid of investing and do nothing but pay down your mortgage. 

Using these questions to help frame a secondary exit strategy for you?

So, this is the second thread in which you've attacked my ability to do math and my integrity.  

The boogeyman of evictions and landlord hostile cities/states should be a secondary concern. 

Make sure you do your math correctly when analyzing property taxes…they will be eye opening.

If you use the Heloc option and decide to rent it out, don't forget that property (or you) will have to cover both your primary and secondary position notes.I don't personally see Marin being a great mid term market.