I've recently hear of a well respected man from greater Boston area who gets private money as the DOWN PAYMENT for a property he really likes , and have the bank - loan the rest. stating, that is how he finances 100% of deals. what is the public opinion here......can anyone shed some light...

@Andrea Evans - Chicago is truly block by block, yet also has a population the size of Boston, Denver, Milwaukee and Nashville combined.

We work primarily with investors, many seeking value add or BRRRR properties, from Boston to Worcester, and then all the way up to Manchester NH. 

I'm not familiar with the area, but it seems that tenants would need some form of public transport near by or a car. 

I have a property management company in the Jacksonville, FL area that I have started and I need someone affordable, reliable and efficient.I have tried craigslist but I get so many responses with jokers who are either don't have transportation, over priced or over booked.

Not sure where you are going with your question....Well, not exactly.....when you first come to the US, you have no social security, no credit history, no transportation, perhaps no job, etc.So, while I believe most refugees (and immigrants in general) will be highly motivated, the process the landlord uses to "qualify" them may need to be slightly different.

Leaving the airport with MARTA was the smoothest  transportation I've had with an airport. 

At another project in Boston, Massachusetts I hired a Plumber friend and he said the insurance was OK.

This one is an elderly guy who relocated to San Jose from Boston and helped his four kids by buying them cars, paying for their schools and down payments for their homes (one of which was foreclosed)- all from repeated cash out refi's on his own home.

I'm a Boston realtor and a REI newbie so I'm also curious about arbitrage but I'm looking into the MTR route instead.