The last few season have been very difficult there  due to temporary conditions covid,etc. 

Once your 1st property is shored up and cash flowing, then you can start funding that Roth.

Living on the south shore of Massachusetts, I have realized that even the few multifamily homes and many single family homes for sale are way out of my price range or if they are in my price range, given the current market, are scooped up fast or are purchased well above asking.

Ironically enough, the same could be said for the Jersey Shore crew...

Great""OK, what we do is to take a temporary showing deposit of $_________.  

For Marblehead you probably posted under "North Shore" which would keep it in front of eyeballs looking there much longer.It will really all depend on what the tenants search for.

Particularly, @Justin Silverio just had an unofficial free BP meetup in Woburn, @Mike Hurney runs a group on the north shore, and I have the Black Diamond free meetings in my signature below.

This can significantly increase the cost of your foundations.Hillside construction is significantly more expensive than flatland due to shoring, excavation, seasonal grading restrictions, and deep foundation issues.

Brokers protected Interested in single or multi lots, single and multi family rehab buildings in Greater Boston, North Shore and Merrimack Valley Areas

I even posted my space on a site that welcomes students who are on an exchange 'just to see if I got any bites', and because I'm so close to 3 universities, I've had students interested 1 to 3 months to study or do an exchange that need temporary housing.