We believe that this approach has given the real estate investing space a black eye.$12,000-$45,000 for "advanced" "training" . . .

I would highly recommend the Black Diamond event that is about 20 mins. outside of the city in Waltham.

Basically the crack runs the entire length of the basement and you can clearly see the bowing.It's cinder block foundation.There has been pretty constant water infiltrations which have caused black mold in the basement.

So don't try to justify that you don't need the AC because renters seem to have a 15* black hole of temperature range that most people call normal.Check craigslist for technicians.

The Black Diamond events that @Ann Bellamy hosts in Waltham (2nd location in Worcester) are also great.There is also a REIA in Boston and if you want to travel a little farther there are quite a few things south of the city and some stuff in NH.Besides that keep listening to the podcasts here and reading the articles, blogs and forums and you will learn a lot.

Is there anything that's green or black?

If your paying cash e-mail them a copy of your bank statement with the appropriate numbers blacked out.

Some other good ones that are pretty easy would be the Black Diamond meetings, which Ann is one of the co-hosts of, in both Worcester and Waltham (Believe next meetings are the 20th and 27th respectively).

The neighborhood I grew up in is one of the areas shaded black. 

You definitely should go to the Black Diamond meeting in Worcester next Tuesday (2nd location the next week in Waltham).