My family actually have some properties in FL, and I have also researched this area quite a bit and I saw it might fit my strategies. 

You can find something in Durham and parts of Raleigh, specifically zips 27610, 27603, and parts of 27604 that would meet your criteria, however generally speaking most of the inventory that would fit what you are looking for in Raleigh or Durham would likely be in neighborhoods that I personally wouldn't want to invest in, C- to D type neighborhoods.

As far as benefit to the seller goes, @Matthew Paul I think you are probably right on the money and regardless of whether they would have preferred to stay in this house rather than move, it is likely providing them some excellent cash flow; and I'd be hard-pressed to come up with a deal that serves both parties better than the current situation. 

I'm planning on buying a small multifamily first and foremost so I have a place to live and then will either buy a single family or another multi family depending on what I can find/fits my criteria at the time.

Generic replacement parts that fit American Standard can be found anywhere.Don't buy the cheap $90 toilets.

Then plan and design how you're going to deploy that cash via what strategy your wife and you have confidence in.I use a excel or google doc and my first sheet would layout all of the details of the sale including all costs that go into getting closed.

Eventually I realized that you really just need to look for a deal that fits your criteria.

If they pass that smell test and fit our other criteria then it's usually a good fit. 

One of our Co-founders is an excel wizard.

The numbers with my offer will yield excellent returns.