This is not uncommon, counties are sometimes slow post foreclosure auctions.  

There's a lot of variation within that and the long-term outlook for each neighborhood is not the same.It's not uncommon to find 100 year old houses in E, S and W San Antonio, which may be good for you if that means more demand for property inspections - I'd be interested to hear your perspective.San Antonio has a unique identity with the Missions and a strong Latin culture.

Is it extremely uncommon to rent/live in an apartment while owning a buy and hold property?

It is not uncommon for us to have a company move 10,000 or more jobs here in a year.

Trust me it's not uncommon at all to buy a place that has been extremely mismanaged.  

I didnt look at the property specifically, but that's not too uncommon for certain parts of atlanta.

Its not uncommon for properties on the market to be under rented with verbal tenant at will agreements. 1% is a good baseline ROI is personal and will very from person to person but I would say at least 8%. 

So tenants on disability are not uncommon for me. 

If you are in a heavy cash flow market, it is not uncommon to get $300+ a door.

I've heard some good things about St Louis as a cash flow market .In L.A it's not uncommon to see 4plexes now for $1 million or more not even for a great area .