Love them and they are always improving the product.  

My source who is friends with the owners brother says that several of them haven't paid rent in months.The neighborhood isn't bad, just seems as though it has landlords who dont value the quality of their property, never did improvements or kept it up, so it can be potentially a good buildingAfter doing some due diligence, It doesn't even have a building value under the property appraisal site.Im surely going to have to get a lawyer involved to make sure everything checks out and of course the title company to see about any liens.Im wondering how would you guys go about acquiring this property.

Make them deeper in the front and add a front entry patio or larger stoop to emphasize the front door and improve curb appeal.

Here's an excerpt that I thought was interesting:"The startup will “work with sellers directly to purchase home[s],” “work with local partners to rehab, maintain, and improve our portfolio of properties,” and “partner with local brokers and Realtors to market, list on [the multiple listing service], and resell to retail buyers and investors,” according to the site online now at opendoor.com."

You can probably find some good info on building credit by doing a google search- I'd just stick to the informational sites though, not the ones that want you to pay them to "improve your credit".

I was considering Everett or Chelsea, they seem like improving areas with some multi-families available and somewhat saner prices.If 2% rule doesn't work in Boston, what other alternatives do you use to figure out if the property makes sense to buy?

If so, that's an area for improvement.

I have a lead on some rural land in East Texas but I'm not sure how I can increase increase its value to make it profitable.

It currently has an existing cabin and septic, but the cabin needs to be torn down ...

I think building that relationship will be more beneficial to improving the selection of tenants. 

Also look into more than one way to invest in real estate, roll the money from one to other, I use handyman business to improve skills and fund my flips, rentals, or tax liens/certificates.