Houses have sagging porches, peeling paint, rotting trim, etc.One more block to the west and homes are suddenly neat as a pin and well maintained, and that continues all the way to Easton and Stoughton.Bottom line is that you might give west Brockton, which is roughly defined as zip code 02301, a second look.

The paint was chipping off of the wood siding,  the roof has a couple shingles missing, the fuse (not breaker) box had pieces of wire that had been poorly installed to add exterior outlets to the house, ugly old carpet, peeling linoleum, dated kitchen, etc.... then we find out the lot comes with 2 houses.

We failed two inspections for minor things like screens, peeling paint and outlets before we passed.

Resident owners might not care that the building has peeling paint and that the carpets are gross.

Asset Protection is not 100% protection, the way I understand it is, it's more a layer, like an onion, it takes time and money to peel the layers and it makes it harder to get to you and your assets.  

I guess per MA state law, you cant rent to someone with a child younger than 6yrs of age.Even if the kid is 8yrs old, I cant stop him from peeling 5 layers of paint and eating the layer with lead paint. 

Just make sure you have a really good mask, tough gloves  and have fun!   

The current MFR's sitting on the market will continue to sit on the market, the good deals don't last 10 days on the market so keep your eyes peeled and check for new listings DAILY. 

That means, usually, N95 paper resirator dust masks (you get them cheap in bulk on Amazon) and a standard half-face painter's respirator with removable cartridges.

However, Fannie/Freddie will not loan to an LLC and you cannot transfer title to an LLC after closing without triggering the due on sale clause (there are ways to mask the transfer though but no guarantees search the forums).My suggestion would be to find a local portfolio lender who offers 30 year fixed rate loans.