Massachusetts deposit law alone disqualifies casual self-management — technical violations carry multiple-damages exposure. Add lead law, the state sanitary code, and Boston rental registration: self-managing here means studying, not winging.
Owner-occupants of their own triple-deckers — the classic Boston arrangement — with deposit-law discipline (or the no-deposit workaround), a heating vendor on call, and September leasing energy. Living in the building solves half the job.
Remote owners, student-rental operators (volume turnover demands systems), and anyone uninterested in Massachusetts' legal homework. The September 1 turnover crush alone justifies management for multi-unit student buildings.
Self-manage tenant relations; contract heating response and the August turn. Boston's version of the split respects its two hard seasons — winter and move-in week.
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