Make sure to set up your keywords for your location as well as what you're interested in learning.

Outside of Boston, secondary markets like Providence, New Bedford, Fall River, Worcester, Lowell etc. may make sense to investigate as they too have higher multi-family supply.

Karen - First, just to make it easier for all those who have trouble tagging me, I get keyword alerts whenever "J Scott" is mentioned, so no need to tag!

If you haven't yet, be sure to check out the The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing and don't forget to set up your Keyword Alerts!

So happy you're niching like a mad man.Put that detailed email on your website and keyword the heck out of it.

Also put a keyword search on here for your area, I believe you can set it that it just alerts you for the market place.  

Truth is, by the time they send someone to investigate, prove it, take you to court, the year has passed, and you are now in compliance.

Advice for this site...1) Set up keywords for your area and interests so that you're notified when they're used and then start interacting.2) Read through The Ultimate Beginner's Guide3) Go through applicable blogs and podcasts as there are a lot of great resourcesAdvice for REI...1) Study up on what you need to know/do for the 1st step and then do it, then repeat for all following steps until you have completed your first investment then repeat the process and keep learning.

I don't know how to investigate this further.Another reason I am inquiring is because we are debating on installing a coin operated washer and dryer on the premise because our water bill for 3 units is over $300 a month and I am guessing a lot of that is because two of the units have washers and dryers.So if they can still do their laundry while giving us a little extra money or at least evening the price out that would be the ultimate solution, but if the shared water would still be an issue then this would obviously become a problem if the tenants electric bills start to go up.

It's a bit of a nuisance when they lose a toe or a few fingers and the investigation shows the person was also your tenant especially if the regulations state the landlord is responsible for upkeep..