This is not so much a question. It is more the summary of a newbie's uncertain frame of mind. My brain has reached this point after seemingly endless research into the whys, and why nots, of class b...
I also live in ma. and will be getting a b in first quarter of 2015.
It will be a Roadtrek 190.
The serenity is beautiful-ltv makes great vehicles-but an 8 foot wide vehicle is not a B.
width and height is the great conundrum more than length.
get what you want and be happy. you might rent a uhaul truck with similiar dimensions to the ltv and drive it around . if that seems ok then the ltv seems ok.