It is generally best to hold onto any real estate, but a condo will appreciate at a slower rate and your HOA is eating into your cash-flow, and that is not something you can control.

Agreed mate.Too many variations and mud thrown on the word over the years.Maybe we should come up with a new phrase lolSomething on the lines of "House Hacking" and "BRRR" 🤷‍♂️"Fully Renovated And Tenanted""FRAT" property investing lolCut the FAT and invest in FRAT haha

Dont go out to eat so much, spend less on whatever else you have to.

Building a house to sell for $400k could be a smart move if it doesn't eat up all your profit. 

You can also explore Salem or bordering areas such as Derry or hereabout but they tend to be very high tax areas so that eats away quite a bit of returns and would not appreciate as well as more Boston central locations.

They have to cover their lodging , eating out , and travel time in addition to any other expenses . 

Eat humble pie and begin at the beginning.

@Mario MartinezSell it - eat your losses and move on.

I have to agree with David on this one... best to focus on your primary business first as being a good real estate photographer will certainly eat up your most valuable resource... time.

The cap ex, repairs, broken appliances from a 6 unit will eat you alive.