I'm located in Western Mass where the market is somewhat dried up but I believe there is also great opportunity.

We have abundant, cheap land not found in other big cites and metropolitan areas.And although we are really bad at Mass and Rapid Transit (no passenger trains or subways) we are really good at building roads and highways that keep everyone moving and the area expanding.

Through perseverance and mass research with a huge amount of hope I have been able to achieve the level of "handyman" I am at now.

Welcome Nate I am in the south shore area of Mass, I am a real estate broker and have been working as a project manager on rehabs for other investors.

I suspect that a few moderators will be needed to boot out the people like the one that posted all lose gain muscle posts in the RE Success Stories the other night.  

It has definitely worked for me.The point I'm trying to get across to you is that the real players in this business aren't doing what the masses are.

You also will want to look into the Eastern Mass REIA with meetings in Taunton and Rockland.  

I am fairly certain wholesalers that just tie up property stick it on craigs list or some other form of mass media with no intention of or capability of buying are indeed selling RE without a license and if they were turned in to the DRE's of their state would probably get a cease and desist letter.. or worse.I do know from what I have read on BP that OHIO is getting serious..

What area of Mass will you concentrate on once you start investing?

I was wondering what every one elses experiance is with hand written letters vs. mass mailers?