I noticed across literally across the street was a completely vacant house, with a boarded up front door and windows covered in blinds, shades, and newspapers.I did a quick parcel search in my county and found the owner lives not too too far away.

Abel Curiel Thanks for the encouragement.

If you can cure it quick enough, your long-term tenants may use this as an excuse to break the lease, or they will move when their lease ends.

Thank you for the quick response, Sam.

Spend the day listening and you will quickly move from novice to informed investor.

(Although I want to work my way up to larger properties other states, right now, I want to be hands-on in order to learn as much as possible, as quickly as possible.)  

Josh Flaucher shoot me a quick email.

Tell them you will pay them cash for a quick close.

A quick mls search shows the cheapest apartment rented in Framingham that was listed in the last 6 months was rented for 925 and Ashland $975 so it looks like you have room to increase rents if your building is in decent shape.  

She replies quickly to any questions I haveThey offer a tenant turn discount, if the tenant moves out and the property is not rented, they do not charge me while they are finding a tenantI see receipts immediately for any repairs that need doneThey remind me if I have any bills due, Taxes water etc So I never forgetSometimes it is important not only to know what licenses/certifications the company has, how long they have been in business, what kind of reviews they have, but also to know that they truly care about the investment and not just collecting their 10%