I own properties in Boston as well, and up there rental placement is dominated by the MLS and real estate agents.If you are using Craigslist, and that does work in your market...make sure you have several adds running, and that you continue to renew them so that they end up near the top of the page when people are looking.If your agent posted it on the MLS, is the fee to the renters agent a sufficient amount for your area?

Anyway, I am in the ATM business we own/fill/manage/process over 150 machines in our area (not big but not small) and have a partner managing a portfolio in the Boston area. 

It's a dinamic place with a decent but limited public transportation system.

For me, transit is vital because more than 90% of my guests stay in my apartments because of the easy transportation to Manhattan.

Because now that I remember I bought my last flip here in Boston with hard money and with an LLC, and when I went to refinance it, ( I ended up staying in the house for 2 years) I had to change the name on the title from the LLC to my name.

I would visit the Detroit Neighborhoods that are growing and have appreciation component Boston Edison, Midtown, New Center, Rosedale Park, its others on the Eastside as well.Hope this helps some!

Modulars are built on wood frames and transported on flat bed trailers to the site then lifted off the trailers with cranes or rollers.Double wides typically have low pitch roofs like 3/12, modulars would have 5/12 or more typically.Double wides are 2 boxes, modulars are 2 or more boxes and can be cape cods, and 2 stories.In a development we did there was a cape cod modular with a full basement and an attached 2 car garage, you could not tell it was not stick built.

Is this in City of Boston?

Adjust as needed, if you only need 1200 sq ft even better.Build up to a 1200 sq ft 2 Bedroom on a corner lot[for division of privacy between you and your tenant], near public transportation [to reduce your parking requirements] - Market rent $2500 [More as a furnished rental]Total income is $4000 which will debt service about $800k or so you are living there for about a $200k-$300k value for an 1800 sq ft in a nice part of town.

Serge There are many houses in Miami,  Door knocking  10 mint average per house if they answer longer. let's say 6 houses per hour, transportation and food..   25$ an hour... 100 before you get a good deal and do you now the area to know if it is a good deal or not?