I'm trying to land a deal using owner/creative financing: lease options, land contracts, subject-to (basically anything that doesn't require a large down payment). 

But I learned that the work really doesn't care who does it, as long as it gets done, and eventually I became a rather good handyman and parlayed that into DIY landlording as a way to break into the market here.If you're determined to stay in Boston, I cannot recommend getting out to local real estate associations and talking to other local investors highly enough.

She probably doesn't have anything to collect, you're time probably would be better spent getting rented then trying to collect from her.Have her give you the solution/answer but phrase the question so you know the outcome.

That just doesn't sit well on heart right now with 2 young kids etc.  

My current employment doesn't allow for it, and I am not interested in becoming an agent for others.

It's not that I've never met a competent buyer's agent, it's that I believe that the service they provide doesn't match what they cost, especially in this day and age where all the neighborhood metrics, comps, etc can all be found online.In terms of getting a license, I have a day job that consumes most of my time. 

. :-)You can show time all around and see what they suggest, but it doesn't give you a chance to build rapport with all three there at the same time.

Wakefield is about 30 minutes from Boston and not a good Airbnb market and is better to rent to tenants and doesn’t bring in enough monthly cash flow to save fast to buy more properties.

Obviously that doesn't hurt, but isn't a requirement. 

The seller accepted the offer after trying to negotiate, but myself and my partner stood firm at our offer, citing the lack of permits for the additional living space so it doesn't officially count.Also I figured I could use my due diligence period to get more info from the building department which is what I did.