The market in and around Boston is super competitive and the prices are so high that I wasn't sure If i would find something.

I live in the Boston Area and MFH's are very pricey here..

If all four conditions are well met, e.g. its close to Center City with good transportation (public or otherwise), pricing is steady or rising, permits are constant/persistent (indicating still room to grow), and rents are solid, if improving, and the inventory moves quickly -- you have a good neighborhood with long term growth.Would love to hear other investors thoughts on this -- these are just my very inexperienced thoughts.

@Steven Burke: Great article in the Boston Globe today.

And that largely depends on the need for a certain type of transport airplane. 

Is that what a normal kitchen and bath costs in the Boston area?

It doesn't matter what the seller is paying for payroll/phones/transportation/pest control/etc...

I don’t know the cost of transporting them to Texas.

I am out of state, and my local area (in Boston) creates a much larger barrier to entry, so I have been researching areas of the country that might enable me to start to build my portfolio sooner. 

We don't have solid public transportation in place, and I know that is important to the company.