Often I'm looking at the listings and thinking "man, this sounds like a great situation for a person with defined knowledge of taking that and turning it into a diamond."

Foundation issues can be a diamond in the rough if you have the right people in place.  

Hi Sean..Welcome..Don't forget to look into networking events like the Black Diamond, NEREIA etc..they are great and you will meet like minded people..Feel free to reach out with any questions

For now the closest thing would be the Black Diamond meeting in Worcester.  

Going more towards Boston I'd highly recommend the Black Diamond meeting in Waltham. 

Because, house hacking is comparatively simple and beginner-friendly (and therefore has the highest likelihood of success), but strategies like BRRR'ing, flipping, wholesaling, etc. are far more complicated, and have a far higher chance of failure because they involve so many "moving pieces".I always use this analogy: would you tell a beginner skier who has zero experience to ski a double black diamond (the most advanced terrain) for their first run?

Now, over one million diamonds are secured on blockchain."

Not to say there are still some diamonds in the rough out there, but the competition is very high - especially for the online sales

Because, house hacking is comparatively simple and beginner-friendly (and therefore has the highest likelihood of success), but strategies like BRRR'ing, flipping, wholesaling, out of state investing, etc. are far more complicated, and have a far higher chance of failure because they involve so many "moving pieces".I always use this analogy: would you tell a beginner skier who has zero experience to ski a double black diamond (the most advanced terrain) for their first run?

@Alan Averill old San Juan is a diamond of Puerto Rico.