One time I was sitting on the toilet with the door wide open - and this bathroom faced the front door.

You've named some good spots within MA to look for your house hack but they cover a wide geographic area.

Not to mention politics (local, state, national and world wide). 

Even within the Phoenix metro area, you are going to find a wide variety of traffic rates.

I stopped selling on rent to own because the super cheap mobile homes on their own land (double wides in double wide subdivisions) ran out of the foreclosure queues.   

Septic installation companyTime frames for the survey vary widely.  

Construction costs can vary widely depending on....1) Type of contractor you are using2) Existing condition of place (foundation, plumbing, moving any walls)3) Type of material using (flooring, countertops, fixtures and appliances)Depending on what you are doing it could range from $15K to $150K and between 2 weeks to 6 months. 

It's widely discussed among investors in my network that this doesn't happen.

Is it still 30 days notice to vacate or is it now 60 days state wide?

If an apartment room is 10'x12' and the flooring comes in 7' wide rolls then you will need at least 2 roles 10' long or one roll 20' long and you end up with 2'x20' of waist per room.