After several attempts at arbitrage, we honestly gave up.  

Here's my first attempt at creating a detailed spreadsheet for basic number running.

Tell me about the last time you had students, or young adults attempting to find affordable housing in any densely populated city.

He'll be giving us an overview of the state of the Missoula market, as well as answer any questions you have.There will be no attempts to sell you anything, this is purely a way to help build the Missoula investor community.

I was thinking about attempting to do a quick flip in Missoula while I'm here, but I think I would need cash in order to make the turnaround quick enough. 

Has your relative attempted the cash for keys method.

You can purchase it from the owner(s) as a standard sale or attempt a short sale if the home is upside down.

There is a $5000 fine for attempting an eviction in MA (so you can not send a 14 day notice if the rent is late nor can you send a 30 day notice that you are going to terminate the tenancy)Is there any other reason you want to evict them?

In 20+ years I've only had 2 balance due departures, never even got to first base attempting to collect on either.

I attempted to go through the proper approval process but the painters showed up days early due to a cancellation in their schedule; they started painting while I was at work and without informing me.