Back in the day there was US Army Fort (Tejon) at the pass as this was a closely guarded transport area for Cali and there were banditos raiding the shipping.

If you live in Boston and your roofs face the wrong way, the same system will generate a lot less electricity than in Texas or Arizona. 

I got my BS Arch as well as my M.Arch at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston back in 2016.

In Boston we are combining basements into the first floor for bigger 2 fams then condo them.

Transit-Oriented Developments (TODs): Transit-oriented developments are mixed-use properties located within close proximity to transportation hubs.

If you're just starting out, I would watch all the videos listed here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Whole...On a 'zero budget', I would start out 'biking for dollars' (usually 'Driving for Dollars', but use whatever transportation you can use inexpensively) -- look for distressed properties, and knock on the door, see if you can talk with the owner/occupant (watch the above videos first, so you know what to talk with them about).

I've been told, as an example, to segment your market by quadrants while looking at crime, transportation, proximity to shopping/downtown areas, flood zones, etc. with relation to each quadrant and determine the best versus worst.

There's a few Boston based folks here. 

Has anyone used Apex Capital Boston as a hard money lender before?

I've done this a few times, prior to leaving a condo in Boston and moving into a 3 family, I had to obtain a lease at the condo so my DTI made sense to a lender.