Consider financing options like hard money loans, or FHA loans for house hacking, and focus on areas with strong rental demand near the MA/NH border.

I'm under contract on my second house hack property and first duplex.

There’s a reason that big hedge funds still buy and hold houses.

@Jardin Gwinstart with a house hack first. 

If you are married, put the debt for the family house in only one person's name.

@Shiloh Lundahl I will do value add specifically with ADU development, so I am tracking permits to find other ADU developments and overall inventory growth to find a competitive edge with supplying demand in areas lacking larger residential developers aka "the middle housing"@Arlem Garcia Interesting, Tariffs will play a big role in supply chains, so it will be interesting to see how governments come to resolutions@Henry Clark Absolutely, imo gone are the days of investing for cashflow or appreciation, now it's about aligning long-term strategies with lifestyle 

The federal fair housing act is extremely sensitive and can be even more sensitive in certain states and cities.

Its a 3bd/1.5 bath row home Either the rehab sucks and the house looks like crap, or, you overpriced it.

This works best when the seller is motivated and open to flexible terms.4.BRRRR Strategy (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat)– If you find the right undervalued property, you can finance the rehab with short-term funding and then refinance into a long-term loan, pulling most or all of your money back out.5.House Hacking– If you’re open to living in your investment, you can use an FHA loan (as low as 3.5% down)to buy a multi-unit, live in one unit, and rent out the others.

I would not consider a house that cheap to be near a B.