Keep in mind all these markets are very different than the Cambridge area in terms of tenant base, household income, transit, etc.Happy to connect if you'd like to chat more!

This time i want to enter into multi-family investing and looking for some tips.

That safety net can ease the fear.Tap Your Network: Got a mentor or someone in your circle who's done this before?

There is a book in the library called "Low (and no) Money Down" that discusses the various methods of financing purchases.

@Tj Collins, The differences between states is limited to reporting of the sales at this time. 

we used to pick up a couple a year at the tax lien auctions, but most were accessible if you had a skinny guy on staff that could get in. 

I enjoy finding creative ways to monetize normally overlooked spaces at my rental properties. 

Not sure why that happen, however the best way to screen a potential tenant is to see how they have performed in the past. 

The water test results came back good so at this point in time we didn't do the repair.We were nervous in talking with tenants about this issue and thought it might detour people from wanting to rent the property. 

If this is a bad deal because of $1,500/yr in interest run away and have your family sell the property.