I know this is a differing topic on the forums, and online in general, but having the legal background/education and knowing estate planning concepts you'll realize it shouldn't be.  

I can also see the ends of the Commuter Rail lines being good too...like Haverhill for instance  The Salem/Beverly area is great and pretty pro-development/housing from what I'm hearing.

Quote from @Scott MacComb: I have had contractors just do a small list on a paper napkin, and some do something on a word document.

from the little I know and its only because i have brokered 50  100 unit apartments the buyers are quite sophisticated and have a lot of cash and have their lenders lined up.. 

PMs can minimize their suffering from unrealistic expectations by showing comparable properties that are on the market for rent and having a discussion with the landlord as to how their property compares and how his property can be more attractive to renters.Landlords are running a business. 

I'll keep thinking on these questions! 

I have never heard of this metric and don't see any information on it online.

I picked her exactly because she had a good social and online footprint!!

LOne common strategy is doing a cash-out refinance on one of your rental properties to tap into the equity.

Marco and company are a legit brokerage for sure.on the build side  this depends on how much money your sending and if your sending to escrow or direct to the builder. also I am building in Ocala currently and time lines are no where near what we expected . and its almost impossible to control cost up front.so as long as your OK with flexible time lines  ( and believe me no builder wants to go long) and price of material fluctuation then you wont be frustrated .