Based upon your post the Greater Boston area and markets even slightly outside definitely seem to fit what you are looking for so just wanted to see if there was something you were considering as a negative factor.. 

@Scott Weaner Asked me to post about Wave Accounting and how I set it up for real estate. 

From stylish interior design to modern amenities, every detail plays a crucial role.

Originally posted by @Massimo Salerno:Hi all!

For reference here is the breakdown of price based purely on cost/sq foot of this 700 sq ft cottage300K = $426/Sq ft280K = $398/Sq ft260K = $370/Sq ft240K = $341/Sq ft210K = $300/Sq ftThe intent is for personal use of this cottage as it cannot be a short term rental.I wrote a separate post regarding creative financing on this with the seller herehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/50/topics/1171112-pleas... which may paint a little more color on the situation.I appreciate the help.

Check out my post from a few months ago - https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/530/topics/1144123-lend...I did a survey of a bunch of lenders to find out their policies on active STRs and how they are valued.

I searched around the forums and haven't seen any recent postings on this topic, but does anyone have any good recommendations on Expat Professional Tax services that have experience on expats with US investment properties? 

I love everything about this post ; )  It really resonates with me (especially listening to REI podcasts while gardening - sounds very familiar!)

P.S. my analysis was based on what I believe to be the actual property, which I was able to find, based on the little info in your original post.

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