Heading closer to Boston there is the Boston Area REIA in Medford and the Black Diamond meeting in Waltham that I'd highly recommend.  

That makes complete sense as there was about 150 students in this class alone and they suggested everybody to do their diamond package which was actually 33k I came to find out today. so if you consider they do this in every large city across the US their teaching package is much more beneficial to Fortune builders then the real estate business alone! 

I highly recommend checking out the Black Diamond meeting in Waltham.  

If you are willing to drive a little I also recommend going to the Black Diamond meeting in Waltham (2nd one in Worcester) as well.  

I have been hunting for my first multi family property financed though a 203k, and i thought i found a diamond in the rough!

Waltham Black Diamond is probably close.Two Great reads, I bought both J.

Its a big job grinding(diamond cutters), patching, polishing(finer diamond cutters), staining and sealing a concrete floor.I could see it in a converted warehouse setting with open floor plan, sandblasted heavy timbers, and painted industrial ductwork, etc.

My network has a limited number of people who work in commercial, and you may find some of them at the next meeting of Black Diamond, url in my signature

And if there are not enough responses, there will be lots of responses if your friend brought the sale to a Black Diamond meeting.

Western MA and Cape Cod I don't have as many contacts.Dave Fleckner is speaking on property management tomorrow 5/1 at http://newenglandreia.com/ Brian Lucier is speaking on 5/21 on landlording at Black Diamond: http://www.blackdiamondrealestateinvestors.com/next-meeting