Best thing is that there is delivery option so youre not worried about finding a way to transport it from a store/marketplace.

However, there is a second business which is the management company who helps feed the seniors twice a day and provides them with transportation, activities etc which is a separate entity that makes most of the profit.

I'm a Boston, MA agent and have no hands on experience in the Great Lakes region so feel free to light me up if i'm off base with this! 

According to the plumber, the companies have all depleted every aspect of the water heater from the steel tank quality and thickness, the glass lining thickness inside the tanks, the welds, and they've even gone cheap on storing and transporting the heaters.

I am located in Boston, MA, but I am right now looking at Providence, RI, and Fall River / New Bedford, MA as potential options.

I see that you are located in Boston, MA.

Set your expectation that properties will not appreciate as it does in the Boston area of 5-6% annually but closer to 2-3%.

Worth REIG- https://www.dallasreig.com Organizer is Joe Boston.

By contrast I also have some property in Boston, MA where non-payment of rent is something that rarely happens and has never happened to me in 4 years of being a landlord there.I have a couple questions to ask other landlords in that area (or similar “c-class” areas):1.)

I began my RE career by house-hacking two multi family properties near Boston (Malden & Saugus).