You might also be able to employ a short term rental strategy to increase cashflow-- sporting events, conferences, homecomings, graduation, etc. always attract people to the area.Ask around and try to find people who are investing in Amherst/Northampton and connect with agents in the area to see what's working.

@Jessica DiPonziano I moved to a small community 2400 people in the summer, probably 30,000 people in a 45 mile radius 28 years ago.

People will mention you can make it a rental for a short period and then still sell but… Why do that?

@Connor GoldenInvesting in mid-term homes means you look at what people need, how much they'll pay, how often it's rented, how much homes cost, and what's trending.

The applicant never bothered to call us and verify.It is sad to see scammers take advantage of people and steal like this.

It’s to prevent scammers from stealing elderly people’s homes.  

Older people who have resources probably fall for it enough that the company gets by making crazy profits on fewer jobs?!

There's too many people flying under the radar and having work done by people professing to be contractors, that aren't.

She actually DID get people to call me back, however, the person who would call me back just kept giving me non-answers: "Oh you didn't get a payment yet?

Some people are good at just hiring our specific tasks, but I find it easier to hire someone to come in and do the whole project.Generally, I wait until I have a property under contract to bring a contractor out to walk the property and give me quotes for the work I want done.