They work fine but hog electricity and obviously are not ideal as a sole source of heat.

Yes, the seller hasn't been the most cooperative to deal with but that's why it's an ideal property. 

In terms of the goal, if I understand your second questions correctly, we would prefer to sell off all of the units, ideally by building instead of individual units, and retain zero ownership and equity.

@Brent CoombsBrent, in an ideal world I too would pay cash, but it could be argued that a 4% yield is horrible and relying on capital gain can be dangerous; why so many people on BP have pulled out of the stock market is to achieve 8-15%.

But north of the river increases my commute and is not my ideal place to live.

How do I deal with it?

Maybe I've been under a rock, but I think zillow's a pretty nifty tool. When looking to buy/flip, to what extent do you trust the listings? Are there any situations where it falls short (generally)? 

You’ve learned a lot since you started the journey of investing in your first passive real estate deal: you’ve weighed all the differences between asset classes, zeroed in on your ideal geographic market, and put on your investigator’s hat to get comfortable with a few operators.

Ideally I would like to keep the majority of my investments in my home town.

I deal with used oil drums (hazardous waste) at work all the time.