I bet in Mass. you guys get paid really good by HUD (whole lot better than us), you should look in to it and just keep good consistent credit rules when scrutinizing applicants There are thousands upon thousands of people trying to get in to a section 8 lease but unable to find a property over here.

Trusting your gut, but realizing that your gut comes from having a critical mass of knowledge to draw from in order for those gut feelings to pop out of seemingly nowhere.

To get the best price though, it may require some muscle and time.

Not sure if anyone within Mass or Boston specifically had dealt with issue similar to this?  

If you personalize it to them they won't feel as if it is more of a "mass-mailing" with no attention to detail.  

San Diego never makes it on any Forbes or Business Insider "top" lists for real estate, but the stability in the mass of renters here is hard to overlook.

Cuz there's just too many postcards and flyers being mass distributed to most every house on the block in the nation with offers to buy your house cash no questions asked.

Also, please consider coming out and meeting like-minded, local investors at:Western Mass REI Club (http://www.meetup.com/Western-Mass-REI-Club/).Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1628479600713618/-Bob

I've spoken with a few agents in MA and CT who agree that Springfield might not be the best area to start rehabbing properties from afar, however, towns like Hampden, Chicopee, and Southwick are ideal.Would any Mass investors or agents mind sharing your thoughts on these areas?

This is just a gut call but I think that $12k sounds like a small amount of money to have going into RE in Mass.