For me, contractors are the biggest challenge.We should stay in touch and do some brainstorming.And as far as MA, I always recommend Plymouth, Bristol and Norfolk counties (South of Boston to the southeast, plus the Cape. 

Hi BP,I have a friend of mine bought a land through tax foreclosure auction...he bought it without doing any due diligence ahead of time, anyways he found out its a very small lot and worth nothing if he is trying to sell.The appraisal value is $12k and he paid a bit less but no body would buy such lot on the market...somebody told him to donate the land to the city or the county or some sort of organization that helps people and file it on his tax return as deduction. my questions are: 1- Any suggestions who to target to donate the land 2- If he donated the land can he file it as a loss or deduct it from his tax refund at the end of the year...he is entitled to pay some capital gain taxes on other properties he sold so this deduction will definitely help.3- If point 2 is doable will he be able to file based on the appraisal value $12k?

Or...at least stay in it.

But if you generally find yourself staying up late and then sleeping in the next morning, you just need to shift your day.

This is a good indication that he wants to stay long term, but you must be careful not to set the precedent that he can do this without going through you.

If one of them had ever been through an eviction before, they likely know more about the process than you, along with all the possible stall tactics to stay in then home without paying.

As a 24 year old working in Sacramento after studying engineering at the University of California Berkeley, I stayed for $550/mo in Rancho Cordova, all included in a furnished room in a 30-something lady’s twin house (shared a wall with another owners house).

Your reputation also stays in a marketplace so please do not do this to yourself again sir.

I am a Paramedic FF and my wife is a stay at home mom with our 4 children.

I always recommend staying conservative when you start your analysis.