If you protect next year, you need to do so prior to May 31st .You are correct that non-homestead properties are not capped in any way as fas as an increase goes 

It seemed a little short sighted to setup an LLC to protect my assets yet not be willing to pay a small fee to have a professional involved to ensure the LLC was established correctly.  

I am currently focusing the majority of my efforts in the Bristol, Norforlk, and Plymouth Counties of MA.I am searching for cash buying investors that are looking to obtain SFR properties and small multi-units (duplex/triplex/quad) properties that are all in different varying degrees of distress, perhaps even a tear down situation if the location and numbers were correct. 

Almost no one does it correctly.

I've heard that $250 profit per unit in Massachusetts is good, and I think I'm just about there after we raise rates and assume all the numbers I calculated for expenses are correct.

I heard once on a podcast I believe about paying for the trash service, that way your tenant doesn't have an excuse to let trash pile up(they will anyway)@Eddy Dumire- You are correct, I am planning to do most of the work myself and have budgeted according to this.

If I remember correctly all or most of the lots are acres plus.

Regarding the primer I hope you are aware that in California that if the correct amount of the security deposit is Not returned to the tenant that they can sue the landlord for the return of the security deposit, all court costs and expenses, and the judge may award the tenant the remaining amount of the security Plus up to 2x twice the amount of the security deposit if the Judge determines you withheld the security deposit in "Bad Faith"http://www.courts.ca.gov/1049.htm

What mike said is correct aluminum is a fire hazard especially if the wrong devices are used.

Is that correct?