That is something I am working on as well as someone who has started his own business and feel very confident I can problem solve I find it tough to pass on things like real estate investing and deal finding but often times that laser focus by focusing on your business can make everything else grow tremendously by allowing others to fuel their fire by working for you in what they do best.

X, being an entrepreneurial type, lets it be known that (tough guys with tough pasts and probably tough futures) can bunk down (for lack of a better term) in the rooms--for a weekly fee (in cash).All bedrooms will be filled with weekly paying (guests, as she calls them) unauthorized subletors, or she may stay there concurrently with the children sleeping wherever they can find an unused horizontal space--except in the subleted rooms.The main living area may be subleted to 2 or three more individuals if she moves out.The bedrooms typically contain just a dirty mattress on the floor, and may have lot of new looking (grown man's) clothes on the floor and fast food debris.Mrs.

It's tough to "play it safe" right now in that market. 

But it seems like it can be tough to buy here in MA when you can buy nearly a turn-key property in another state for far less and still get a little bit of cash flow each month.So my question is, should we focus more on more turn key properties out of state or should we look into some BRRR properties here in MA? 

Texas is proving to be rather hostile towards short term rentals, while Phoenix is very welcoming to STR owners.There are tons of great markets out there, and you can make it work in just about any of them by adapting your strategy.

I also think it may be a good idea to target a property that may need some minor cosmetic work to get a slight deal (tough in a sellers market, to be sure).

You would need an attorney ($$$) and prove how you were damaged.

That’s a tough lesson.

It’s definitely a tough situation.

The lease should include a frequency for when the grass should be cut OR a maximum grass length - otherwise it may be hard to prove violation of the lease if the tenant argues that he/she is cutting the grass quarterly - or when he/she sees fit.