You are already ahead of the game by house hacking so make sure you continue that way with the proper set up. 

Hey Logan,The largest inventory and more affordable prices in for smaller apartment buildings will be in Western MA where it was previously manufacturing cities with large housing complexes.

Here's the rub: the property is the sole SFH in what is otherwise a neighborhood of manufactured homes.

I also have single family houses that qualify for the exemption.Just be sure you gave your tenants the proper/required notice that you were exempt (which is explained in greater detail in the link I referenced in the prior post).

In the suggestions above I would be very careful about any of the following:Providing the lawnmower = I got burned on the lawnmower or a rock flew into my eye and it was becasue the lawnmower you provided me was not maintained and serviced to safety standards per the manufactures recommendations.

I wanted to figure out how to properly manage tenants.

-ensure addition met proper set back requirements-pay permits, fines, and park tax.Depending on the culture of the planning department, you may not want to ask a third party what it will take.

& @Mark Sewell - you must use DM properly for it to work, and there are some tricks to optimize. 

Then have the property appraiser update the records to show that it is part of the heated square footage... too many try to use porch areas as bedrooms and get caught later because it is not permitted properly...

The fact they are complaining online might be an indication the property manager dealt with them properly so be sure to ask the manager for their side of the story.7.