I visit Mass often due to family and friends and have a fairly good grip of most of the towns demographics.

It would mainly be an experiment I guess to get a better grip on the market.

@John TaylorYou already have most of the tools in your toolbox, as a result of your experience to get your action plan started.Welcome to our REI community.Also, you can review the quick links below to help solidify your grip on this site. http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereSetting up Keyword AlertsHow to Use @Mentions on BiggerPockets25 Tips for Real Estate Success We look forward to your contributions to sustain growth.

Larry Elison just joined the board and took a position with the purchase of 3 million shares. this is forcing all the other manufacturers Like you see Volvo Porsche MB  BMW and US brands to finally come to grips that they better play or they will be left in the dust.. 

Most of my due diligence was spent on getting a grip on the construction prices ( I stopped building new construction in 2010) .

I'm getting a grip of the requirements; As Robert said you can get burned on auction.com, I will add that you can get burned on a trustee sale as well.

No new construction so we have a tighter grip on the rental market.

Doing a 1031 obviously shelters all tax now but will place you in the grips of the CA claw back. 

Oriented Strand Board $11.55 14 $161.70 Grip-Rite 1-1/4 in.

@Patricia MillerI think that your question has a complex answer, and several moving parts need to be understood to get a grip on Denver rents and housing prices.- First, EVERY city that has housing prices significantly above the U.S. median sees the same thing in respect to proportionately low rents to property value.