Assignments are generally cheaper though than double closings.If you can find an attorney/title company that will double close (if you have a local REIA join or at least get a monthly news letter and look for title companies/closing attorney's and call to see if they will do this as they are the ones most likely that will and the ones at our local REIA advertise they do double closings) there are a few things you can do to minimize your costs.

After this one, I'd really like to get one with minimal work.

If you have a property to move leave a brochure box that talks minimally about the property that it is left at, always be sure to leave out pertitant info like price, sqft, or bed/baths.

Stay away from the “guru” sales-pitch events - they rarely increase your investment knowledge, they merely empty your wallet!

Stay away from the “guru” sales-pitch events - they rarely increase your investment knowledge, they merely empty your wallet!

Stay away from the “guru” sales-pitch events - they rarely increase your investment knowledge, they merely empty your wallet!

I bought on a sales pitch, and the support ended once I cut the check.

Recent comps are minimal so I'm wondering if anything is changing hands at all or if these props just come up every year with a fishing asking price.

Good for you to be persistent.When the wife was shaking you were you still trying to pitch her?  

Granted I have minimal experience, however I would keep it to south of Concord and around the northern areas of Mass such as Methuen and Lowell.