I need to get past the analysis paralysis stage.

And every time I get to the offer stage I'm shocked at what people are paying for these assets.  

In most cases, the condos were in some stage of foreclosure by the bank holding the mortgage, then that foreclosure either simply stopped or was discharged.

This question probably sounds extremely basic and silly, but I'm still at that stage - lots of silly questions.

A slower recovery, especially when hindered by drafts/excessive heat loss, can double that temp drop before the upward swing back up to satisfy thermostat.

Do you show it vacant or staged( rental or own furniture)?

On a cape we did the large front windows were the old single pane double hung.We had a company here just make two pieces of glass sealed for insulation for each opening.The glass was also tinted.Then we framed the glass inserts in with jamb extensions etc. it looked great & saved us a lot on special order prices.Another one we replaced all the windows with those we could find at a contractors excess stock depot.

Given the excessive rental stock available in your area I would be inclined to unload a break even property.

Yeah, I thought 2 hours was excessive.

While I am only in the preliminary stages of my RE Investing career, I want to begin my focus on which market to start heavily researching.