For example, she was able to meet the income qualification only because of child support. 

Without the marginal all cash buyers of the world like Invitation Homes, American Homes 4 Rent, etc it would be really bad.  

You mention having a "family" which I suppose means child(ren), so they are top priority in my book.

The institutionalization of SFR ownership with Blackstone's Invitation Homes, Colony, American Homes 4 Rent, etc...has driving up SFR demand and home prices. 

In MA, you cannot rent to a family with a child under 7 unless you have a Lead Certificate on file with the state.

I have been so successful at Wholesaling that I don't sell cars any longer and I have dinner with my family every night and no more Saturdays and in fact my oldest child had a choir recital last night and I was able to make that.  

I would recommend Foremost and American Modern Insurance. 

At at point the landlord probably said there is nothing he an do to ask a lady of had a child to move.

(I started an eviction in September on one occasion and it took until the middle of January to get her out because of all the above reasons)If the woman and her child were actually evicted, actually removed from the premises, it didn't happen over night.  

As a child I was non-verbal for 8 years [learned to read at 3 but had no way to tell anyone] and I was made such "sport" of for being such a loser.