When I bought my place in Boston, the neighbor's houses gained $50k in equity overnight) Or maybe I can do the $1 in-family sale? 

We are located in the Boston area but can travel to talk to you more about it.

I decided I want something at most 30-45 minutes away from boston. we have alot of contruction worker family members with contractor friends so I think finding something we can rehab may be the smarter thing to do since it will help raise the value and maybe even the rent.

For SFH its squared footage / bedrooms / and area that help command price basically just like apartments.. harder to shop in person for comps so listings on major sites are easy to track by area / map Apartments basically the same way,, but transportation / bus sometimes is a big plus.. and if your in a close nitch with similar size apts I'd recommend go and physically check to see what they are offering,, shop them as I bet they have shopped you.. 

I spent a year in Boston, Somerville actually, within a block of the red line.

It's a very sought after area- commute to Boston, tech moving into NH etc.

water and food shortages, public transport etc etc etc....have some compassion and make some temporary concessions on being a strong businessman and landlord.I would basically give them a one time "get out of jail free" card for late payment.... make it perfectly 1000% clear that this is a one time deal due to extreme circumstances...don't try and push it or there will be an eviction started.If they have been a good tenant and have had the respect to give you the "heads up" that they were going to have an issue paying on time, that counts for something with me....I know this is business and when you give an inch, tenants will often continue to push the envelope and take a mile...if they see you are "soft" they will exploit it.....but this is an extraordinary situation that just doesn't fit the rules.......

Keep in mind that the buses here have bike racks so you could use public transportation and then ride the rest of the way.

I posted this is the Massachusetts Boston forum so prices reflect the region.

In Boston, coworking can cost about $400 a month an up.