Our 2 current rentals are under our own name, but we are planning on setting up an LLC on Legal Zoom and would like to transfer the 2 existing properties to the LLC.

An honest opportunity to set my family up for when I am gone, which will be much earlier than I would like.

How much are you going to set aside as cash reserves?

I don't have a business set up yet.

The duplexes available in the Boston market are typically in rougher areas that come with another set of issues.If it was your first rental property, which of the three would you go with (all other things being equal - assuming they were in the same quality location).  

Unfortunate situation but it sounds like you already know what kind of adjustments you need to do in your lease and screening applicants for the future. 

One suggestion: people probably have their keywords set to Ypsilanti (not Ypsi) and Ann Arbor (not A2), so your message might not be reaching the full intended audience.

But there is a nice large community kitchen in the hallway with a 70" TV and couches set up for entertaining guests.  

When you say you are willing to help others to learn, what is your RE skill set?

In that kind of setting, you'll lease it that day if you have good interest.