Offer to pay to have movers transport the "valuables" to a storage unit and pay the first few months so the seller can have time to sort through it.

I would prefer online but could also attend in person in Boston area.3) Lastly, real estate seems to be such a huge field - how do you decide and pick which direction to go and specialize in?  

Quote from @Jay Hinrichs:there is a 727 in the foothills outside Oregon fully intact and some has made it into their house when i would fly over it you do a double take what is that jet doing down in the trees :)  If that is the one I saw in a YouTube video, the guy bought it and had it transported (disassembled and reassembled) just to live in it. 

If you do indeed end up closing on the property, you're going to have a couple of years of working your a$$ off to make extra money and not spending on anything that is not food, housing, or transportation.

I just started looking at foreclosed / pre-foreclosed properties in Boston and getting really excited. 

If yes, what are some quality neighborhoods (low crime rate, higher avg. house hold income, proximity to public transport etc.) you recommend investigating?

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@Kyler J Sloan also if you buy use your will prob have to transport it which is not that easy with hot tubs.