Account Closed : We are renting out the top 3 bedroom flat of the duplex on an annual lease and living in the main floor flat. 

They weighted in three major categories:Emotional and physical well beingIncome and employmentCommunity and environmentI think these lists have value as cities try to attract businesses and residents.

I was considering selling it for $200k as-is and was wondering if at that price it would be an attractive deal for investors out there, either for a rental or a  quick flip. 

Yes, it could of been much worse.However, my main concern, is making sure the tenants are smart enough to not to do it again. 

Hello everyone, I currently have 6 properties all in Maine and all insured through Allstate. 5 are landlord policies (3 unit, 4 unit, 3 unit, sfh and 3 unit) and one is home owner (4 unit).

The 2 big players which I consider my main competition currently have their hands full.

When I represent a buyer on the retail side, the main factors are budget ($250K means Brockton, not Wellesley), commuting options (highways, commuter rail, commuter boat), Schools (refer to www.GreatSchools.org) and crime (I use Trulia's crime heat maps).For investors, it's a lot more about where the investor wants to be. 

There's a good amount of takeaways here, but my main action item is to continue to research different regions on my own. 

We have our investment criteria and if we can underwrite at/near the investment criteria (given our market research - mainly centered around growth and employment outlooks), then we go ahead with a deeper analysis/LOI. 

We mainly look for a monthly cash flow of $250 or higher with a CoC return of 12% or better but we do deviate if one is substantially high while the other metric is lower.