Vacancy rates are rather low in Boston, from what I've seen, with the ridiculously high demand.The building isn't new by any means, but it is in great shape and appears pretty turnkey.

Just Finished Investing with no and low money down, Set for Life, and The ultimate beginners guide to getting started would recommend every one of them!

If so, I'm curious if you are pleased with the services they have provided as your property managers, and if you are "surviving" with the low returns that their turn-key solution offers. 

The complex used to be a low end motel until it was converted into a kind of short term apartment complex.

Looking to do low down payment that will affect cashflow because my family and I will live in the house for the first couple of years and want to live in a more desirable location/home.Thoughts?

@Natalie Schanne  the darker wood look 'tile' in front of the island is a commercial vinyl product (from Lowes) that we had to glue down on a subfloor because of the original floor condition.

@Kraig Kujawa I have mailed directly to properties with tax liens with a low success rate but I am a horrible direct mail marketer. 

I also don't deal in low-end rentals, so I've never had problems with freeloading deadbeats like I guess some of these posters have that are adamant that your friend is a bad tenant??

Weather is nice here and median income tends to be solid with low cost of living .

I think I'm setting the bar nice and low on this first trial.