Both cities just enacted some rent control legislation you'll want to make yourself aware of, and there's plenty of good forums going around BP about that. 

We find plenty of cash flowing properties within a 45 minute drive of Boston for ourselves and for clients.

Highly desired, plenty of opportunity to flip.

A book and some videos will get you started and you have plenty of mentors right here on the BP forums.

There’s also plenty of good college towns, too, like Athens and Oxford.

There are plenty of locales that are STR friendly.

You’ll find plenty of friendly, knowledgeable people willing to respond to your posts.If you are looking to connect with other members near you, or want to learn from people in a specific area you’d like to invest in, or have a desire to find people interested in certain topics, you could use the search feature here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search/usersI really like the alerts feature that can quickly guide you to current topics that may be of interest: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts

Depending on how many investors, they will have differing opinions as well.And then of course any refi or sale can be as involved as an acquisition.So in short, there will be plenty of things to keep you busy after you find the deal and close.

Hey Wendy,The first thing you want to do is MASTER your wholesaling numbers.The only way to succeed in this business is by truly understanding the value of a house (ARV) - once you understand ARV's, repair estimates, etc. then you can make an offer.When you lock up a deal, if its truly a deal then you will have plenty of investors making an offer on it. 

An  can follow up_2nd electrician to reinspect -after move out  -be deducted also ,she left a broke off piece of a plug in a outlet  an he found it an replaced outlet.]the 2 electricians, inexpensive microwave replacement,,carpet cleaning  an wall holes fixed an stickers an  bathtub mold removed come to 526....5 years an only $ 500 on deposit , but she's expecting full deposit ..I have plenty  of pics an videos.She wants the info emailed an wont give me  adress ..but said  i can send to her lawyer..[ I dont think they can elect a lawyer ..if this is even true,....