Hoping to get some thoughts on my house hack strategy and see if someone has similar stories or tips to share from the Massachusetts area.

3 simple tips:1.

I heard about house hacking this morning actually while listening to the small multifamily podcast from the other day.This site is awesome and I love that I get to connect to so many people and have countless resources at my finger tips.

Great tips!

My question is, does anyone have any tips or advice on the best way to spend this year that will continue to propel (even accelerate) our RE investment journey? 

Our ADU has a long-term tenant, so it sounds like I should be able to show the lease and inquire at the assessor's office about decreasing the tax rate to 4% then (thank you for the tip on that, Troy!).

I am fairly new to real estate investing and was looking forward on any tips or advice on how I can get started in my local area.

Its the book that really inspired me to invest out of state and offered actionable tips for out of state investors.

@Michael Penny   The buyer is the state itself, and there aren't necessarily any tests, though the state agency has been known to do so basically unannounced / unsolicited (if they get tipped off etc) particularly in the wetlands areas which they have greater regulatory jurisdiction over.

What are 1-3 most important tips in Real Estate Investing that you wish you knew when you first started out?