As far as the 2nd question it’s really a judgement call if you think another contractor can finish faster and/or cheaper really depends on how bad this guy is.

Not sure about central MA specifically but a lot of the MA and NH markets can be pretty expensive, so if that's the case just know the purchase prices, rehab budgets, etc will be bigger numbers than a lot of the cheaper markets discussed on the podcast.

It will be much, much cheaper than traditional indirect geothermal because they are allowed to bury the copper lines with coolant directly in the soil!

(A 15 year old house here is old.)The price of renting an apartment isn’t much cheaper than a house that gives you a garage, laundry, private yard.I find tenants tend to treat rented houses the same as their private homes.

A duplex for $96,000 is probably a low-class property and you'll definitely want a property manager in place for that.Remember: cheaper doesn't mean you'll make more money.Start by going to www.narpm.org to search their directory of managers.

Just wondering if there is any other places beside small credit unions to get a good deal, my state employees credit union offers heloc at 4.5 rate which is good but therer monthly payments for heloc is for every $1000 used its $12 a month, so 50k heloc would be 600 a month, didnt know if this was good or not for monthly payments or us there cheaper one out there.

The next year I moved into a cheaper house with 4 roommates.

We pitch it as “designed to be cheaper than a studio, for those who don’t mind sharing kitchens and bathrooms.”

I like the haul in the dirt and wait method much cheaper :)

I went with the cheaper option even though it was really just covering up a problem.