@Eric Black Great idea!  

You should attend a Black Diamond Networking event in Waltham, contact @Ann Bellamy for more information.

Thank you so much for letting me know about the Black Diamond event.

If you are looking for an investor friendly attorney in MA, there is a link on the resources page of the Black Diamond site, which is in my signature below.There are also other attorneys who attend our Black Diamond events, and other REIA's, so you might meet one there that you are comfortable with.

My ARV was based on selling to a homebuyer; putting in black stainless steel appliances etc.

Personally, I wouldn't see +$150/m as being a deal breaker, but perhaps your target market does.Also, my property manager calls this upcoming time of year the "renter black hole".

I personally would not hide this information from the banks and some of the reading i have done suggest that is what some people do and it puts a black mark on the industry.

Unfortunately, there isn't a black and white answer to this; there are a few different variables so you kinda just have to investigate each situation separately.

In Boston check out the Black Diamond Networking events.

I've found that in states with solid Contractors License Boards, the last thing a Contr wants is a black mark next to their name.