@Michelle D. assuming your local laws allow it, I would strongly recommend an earlier late fee date.

It has a strong and vibrant economy.

My formal background is architecture, professional background is in project management for a large scale national general contracting firm.

Many of those will own their own homes, but my strong suspicion is there are at least 5% of that number who would need to rent an apartment without the risk of wasting application fees due to a particular genre of felony from their past.

great update closing the year strong keep the momentum going !! 

Click here.In regards to the Environmental Control Committee, I would check in the Architectural Guidelines/CC&R's to see what it is exactly their purpose is as I have never heard of an ECC. 

Lots of great connections all over but we also have a very strong and active contingent here in MA on here so make sure to find them (Set up some keyword alerts to find out about local topics) and get connected.Besides doing that on here make sure to get out to some of the many local investor events we have.  

Is the storage unit rental market strong? 

Investor-friendly, and looking for new agents.Super-low friction environment with strong agent splits, broker-provided leads along with sales training and support.Are you newly licensed in Massachusetts?  

It sounds like you have an excellent foundation to achieve your goals of residential investment.Given your interests, I would strongly recommend these two books:@Brandon Turner's book: http://get.biggerpockets.com/nomoneydown/He digs into creative financing options and myriad ways to find great deals.