Nothing is ever the tenant's fault and the system always blames the owner/PMC.This is why we record EVERY phone call, save every email and will NOT allow our staff to use personal cell phones for texting.

They specialized in concrete tilt up, but did a lot of time and materials work for a self made real estate tycoon who owned a lot of Federal Way.Along the way I got my CPA license and practiced in several differing sectors including doing some work with low income housing projects.As far as my start in RE, it was with buying my first personal SFR and later moving to a new residence. 

I had hoped to set this up with PNC since I bank with them but an in-person visit to the branch is required for set up and this is not possible since I now live in Washington state.

I only spoke with one person so far and they scheduled for more information gathering/ rental investment calls from them this upcoming week.

Whether the seller was open to a buyer commission or not, I wouldn't put an additional cost into any personal purchase.  

Living in one unit and renting out the others allows you to deduct 75% of expenses like mortgage interest, property taxes, insurance, and shared repairs as rental expenses, while the remaining 25% applies to personal use.

I personally would avoid over investing in this unit.

I personally like index fund investing in funds like VOO.  

With that being said, I personally know several people who've had tenants that stop paying their rent and try to hang around for as long as possible. 

Personally, I self manage but have built systems to allow it to be fully remote and very passive.