Hi again @Sara Taslitt, you can find some pretty good standard leases on the internet but Massachusetts is very particular with their laws so I think it is worth it to hire a good attorney to provide a lease for you.

I’ve also heard that is best to collect an application fee.It is against the law in Massachusetts to collect an application fee.On one of our units, we require they fill out a Cozy application before showing them the apartment, in hopes that we can separate the seriously interested from those who aren't serious.

Hi,I am a new real estate investor who was recently pre-approved for an FHA loan. I am currently living in Somerville and working in Boston in the banking industry.  I am interested in the Everett market and would lik...

Maybe a portfolio lender (like some of the rental loans from private money lenders you can find on BP) would be a better way to get over the DTI issue than institutional commercial financing. 3.

Originally posted by @Dennis M.: . . . a book entitled “how to pay your rent on time “There's a YouTube video for that: First Time Renter Tips: How to Keep Your Landlord Happy

I picked 3 cities visited all 3 and made a decision..Do a google search on Milken Institutes Best Performing Cities 2018, it will have good info that might help with your research..Best of Luck

Even though many subprime lenders are focused solely on auto loans, there are still a great number of financial institutions that are diversified between auto, real estate, and other securities.

Institutions, private equity firms and family offices will be your best best.

I own a three family home in Massachusetts, purchased with an FHA loan with one of the owners, my son, still living there. 

Isolated college towns you won't find in RI, much like MA they spill over into the regular rental market and you are talking about targeting students.