A quick mls search shows the cheapest apartment rented in Framingham that was listed in the last 6 months was rented for 925 and Ashland $975 so it looks like you have room to increase rents if your building is in decent shape.  

Hi, I'm relatively new to Bigger Pockets.

Use the search feature in the upper right hand corner and read some blogs and forum posts on the topic to ramp up your education.

And yes, fair market value rent is the key to keeping the IRS satisfied with the related party rental.

To find REIA meetings in your area check meetup.com and search real estate, you will find many types of meetings in there.

I'm interested in the idea of working in a real-estate related job while saving toward buying more investment properties.

And while the local economy is driven by the energy sector which is down there are a lot of Air Force / aviation related jobs.  

I would check out yelp.com first and foremost, or do a google search, i would think that accountants who are savvy would be up on SEO. 

Then add ALL costs related to holding the property (utility costs, insurance premiums, property taxes, loan payments, etc.).Concessions: Concessions are what you give back to the buyer at closing.

I just got my interest peaked in my crazy online search for and affordable real estate investment but haven't the slightest clue as to if I should even begin to peruse just for informational purposes or actually roll up my sleeves and go for it.