Hello BP community! I'm new to real estate investing and hoping to purchase my first property in 2027. I'm currently based in Boston but open to opportunities across MA, NH, ME, CT, and NY. Ideally, I'd love to find a 2–3 unit property where I could live in one unit and rent out the others. I'm s...
i am a flipper based in MA , i live in Boston but buy houses and flip them right outside of Boston , mainly Northshore but i am open to anything within 1hour drive to Boston . I been going over my last few deals and my main issue i need to work on is finding the right deals FASTER. I know plenty ...
Massachusetts asking prices finally moved down in October — and sold prices barely moved at all. Per Realtor.com October 2026 data: the median listing price fell to $714,250, down 5.20% year over year and down 1.48% month over month. The median sold price was $630,000, up 0.80% year over year (do...
Good Morning Everyone, For someone trying to network, building clientele, and get their first potential lead/ deal. What are somethings I should be doing on a daily basis to get closer to those goals. I currently work for a brokerage here in Massachusetts and very new to this world and do not nec...
I have my eye set on a townhouse in South Carolina. Would you purchase with a newly created LLC? If so how do close with no money
Has anyone house hacked a vacation home? I saw a cute 4 unit in North Conway that looks like it has a great owner occupied situation. We could use the nice unit as our unit, use the other 3 units to float the mortgage/tax/insurance, and add to the 12 units that we already have in NH and VT. The e...
Hey everyone! My name is Brittany and I am a licensed real estate agent and Mobile Notary Public based in Dorchester, MA. As a working mom stepping back into the market with a fresh perspective, I have focused my business strictly on a highly specific niche: multi-family properties, house hacking...
I am a first time home buyer/real estate investor currently looking for a 2-4 unit property to do some light rehab, rent, and refinance and live in one of the units. I have spoken to multiple lenders, and they seem to pre approve me around 350-400k. I can put down more than 5% but this price rang...
I am looking to purchase my first multifamily investment property to BRRRR/househack in Massachusetts. Looking to connect with lenders, agents, contractors, and other investors!
Our guest speaker will be Kimberly Rau, MassLandlords Marketing Manager. Kim is the manager of marketing and public relations, as well as a writer, journalist and editor for the entire MassLandlords Association. She is leading the efforts to grow MassLandlords with paid advertising to attract lan...
September split Massachusetts in two, and the split was by property type. Per the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS September data: single-family closed sales climbed 4.8% year over year and the median rose 2.4% to $670,000. Condos went the other way — closed sales fell 6.4% and the median st...
Hi everyone, I got a property manager to run my LTR for the past 1.5 years due to things happening in my personal life. Now that things are settled, I am planning to transition back to self-management. Nothing against the property manager. Not bad but not notably amazing. For those of you who hav...
Hi! I am looking to get started in real estate investing by using the house hacking strategy. I am 25 years old, living in the Greater Boston area. I'm very early in my process, so I would love to connect with as many people as I can to learn more about real estate. I'd appreciate any advice as w...
If you had a genie who can automate three of your day to day tasks, which 3 tasks would you automate?
One unit in our Portsmouth building is a small efficiency studio. We're keeping it that way on purpose It's literally workforce housing. It's small, the ceiling is low, and it's about a half mile to three-quarters of a mile from downtown Portsmouth. In a city where housing costs are as high as th...
My family (spouse and two young kids) and I are planning to purchase a small multi-family in the spring. I've spoken to a few lenders and get the same response: For an investment property, you will need 20-25% down You should look into DCSR (also 20-25% down) I'm not going to be able to convince ...
We could spend $30K to raise the studio ceiling in our Portsmouth building to 6 feet. We're probably not going to The studio's ceiling is low. Really low. I'm 6 feet tall and I've crawled in there about four times now. I've told my contractor I'm not going back in until it's done. Raising it woul...
Hi everyone, I’m Matthew Bailey, a Massachusetts-based real estate investor, general contractor, and business owner. I currently own or co-own five investment properties, including multifamily buildings and other income-producing residential properties. My background includes extensive experience...
I’m looking for insight from y’all that are familiar with cost seg and bonus depreciation. This year we will STR our primary home for 5-6 months. Our town only allows STR if it’s your primary (so max 6m minus one day). We purchased the home in 2020 and did a full gut renovation this year (06/2025...
Hi- I'm a real estate developer in the Boston area and I have my GC license and I'm also a realtor. I find my deals to either tear down and build new or gut renovate in the luxury market with ARV's being in the $2 and $3 million. I recently tired to scale my business and bought 3 projects within ...
Imagine finding the perfect rental property in Boston. Great location, beautiful photos, and a price that seems almost too good to be true. You reach out, and suddenly the landlord wants a deposit before you've even seen the property. 🚩 That's your first warning sign. Rental scams are becoming in...
If you had to choose in today’s Massachusetts-area market, would you take better cash flow farther out or lower cash flow in a stronger location? What’s winning for you right now?
Most investors only compare interest rates. But the rate is just part of the story. Here's what to know before you sign: 1. Points add up fast. 2 points on a $250K loan is $5,000 due at closing. Compare total cost, not just the rate. 2. Rehab money comes in draws. Lenders reimburse you after work...
I'm Bryan, based in Lawrence, MA. My background is in property management and I actually started my own property maintenance and asset operations company, so I've spent years in the trenches with owners, tenants, vendors, and the day to day reality of keeping buildings running. Now I'm working on...
Before we picked a single countertop on our Portsmouth 4-unit, we made the code list Closing day, my contractor and I walked every unit and both basements. Line by line. The first pass was about what has to be fixed no matter what the building looks like when we're done. Here's what made that lis...