I'm extremely strict and only look to invest my money in a building that has decent cap rate maybe 6-8% with an occupancy rate of 80-90% but where there is still room to add some type of force appreciation to the building, typically a C Class investment. 

There are also good highway, bus and commuter rail services into Boston.I've done one flip in Rockland and currently have another under contract in Halifax.Given the landlord/tenant laws in MA, I will continue to confine my investing to fix & flip, rather than buy & hold.

Hypothetically,

if a mix property (commercial main level and two apartments above)
only has $80k left on a $350k loan
and the property is worth $500k
and the taxes are $12k/yr
and the rents are $4k/mo
and the owne...

The way I understand the new tax law is that HELOC interest is only deductible when used to build on to, or make repairs to one's primary or secondary residence.

Some Single Family Homes Without Advertising or BrokersIf you are trying to rent out a single family home and you don't use any sort of advertising or listing broker AND if you own less than four such homes at the same time, the Fair Housing Laws do not apply to your situation.

There are ones that usually specialize in real estate law and estate law.

So for each UNIT, 3 unrelated people can live there w/o violating any laws.

My brother in-law is killing it in Fresno CA, but he is defiantly working hard to make his money.

Say what you have to say, lay down the law, and get off the phone.

If so you need to double check as for primary residences balloon mortgages may not be allowed under current laws