Boy did I have some words for him)In your particular case, it doesn't sound terribly egregious.  

I knew then that something was terribly wrong.

the sellers sister passes away and she lost her house and you guys are saying what  terrible tenant she is?

I know this feels like a terrible situation but in the scheme of things, you are very, very, very lucky. 

At 23 years of age I bought a terrible buy of a condo outside of Columbus, Ohio. 

I'll speak to the question about the PMs:A great property manager is amazing, and a terrible one will wreck your business.

A bad property in a good market still has options, but even the best property in a terrible market leaves your hands tied.I don't know this specific market, but anything that is reliant on one industry sounds like a red flag to me.Hope it helps!

Sorry IDK why, but I never got a notification about your post...Our timing was terrible as we wrapped up in the holidays (note to self lol), and traffic has been slow, but those that have applied have been really interested and with one exception, pretty good quality renters.I'm still looking for renters for 1 of the 3 (and one has a short term renter till summer). 

Was originally advertised as a 3-plex because the 4th unit was completely trashed/ripped out and looked terrible.

It may be that your current residence makes a uniquely terrible rental.