I'll be moving there in August for medical school and would like to start building passive income through a buy and hold strategy.

For non real estate I listen to Channel 33, Bill Simmons Podcast, NPR Planet Money, Freanonomics, Hardcore History.

Of course, those both those things aren't always possible which is why you'll sometimes see price reductions at regularly scheduled intervals but that is somewhat dependent on the number of previous offers, showing history, repairs, etc.

My name is Ed Adelino and I live just north of Boston in Peabody, MA...city next to Salem witch trials of 1692 for all the history buffs out there.I don't have real estate experience, yet. 

If your business entities and trust(s) are properly structured, your history as a past owner does not have an impact when someone is seeking to find the human behind the owner(s) of any specific property, as far as I know.

**We have yet to settle on a purchase price but I will include all other details so far.It is an underperforming 8 unit on 6th Ave S (within walking distance) to school.

Give your lender a Letter of Explanation and a copy of the withdraw history and the deposit history for the account. 

The underwriter bases your fee off of how much you qualify for, your credit score and history."  

We have school debt, and a car loan, but otherwise no other debts.  

I have a strong history in sales and customer service and can't wait to use my skills and motivation to help me to succeed in this industry.