NH is $100 per year#4 - I think your husband's taking possession if something happens to you is related to how you set up the LLC and/or how your estate planning is set up, again, talk to that attorney.  

I have a couple questions related to the tax benefit of selling a home you've lived in for 2 of the last 5 years.1.

Maine is a big state, relatively.

If you buy a property, make it have a positive income stream you can probably sell it relatively fast and move your investable cash into a larger complex later.

You can reach a point, at a relatively small number, of having enough rentals that you're done looking for deals altogether, and just absorb the cash and deal with the occasional repair and vacancy. 

I have 3 questions for you as I'm relatively inexperienced and definitely not familiar with either location. 

When a party related to the transaction has more than one role in the transaction or is employed by or has an ownership interest in a company that is involved in the transaction (including but not limited to third parties such as marketing companies, builder / developer, broker, or realtor), there is a non-arm's length or at-interest risk.

I’m also looking for some relatIvely local lender recommendations.

I've got a lot of other contacts for GC's, Architects, subs, permit expediters, Geo/ Soils, Zoning attorney's, ADA ramp plan engineers, structural engineers, you name it related to new construction in Philadelphia.

Usually, they will have friends or relatives that still live in the area that will show the property.