I wouldn't recommend it for the lazy turn key style landlords, or one without a good PM referral.

She may be your style and really teaches you how to seduce your sphere of influence.

Do you want a mentor, someone that has a marketing style in place you can use or do you want to do your own, considering property management? 

@Cody L. the original design has great style, if it was me I would restore it to its former glory!

For around $500, pick up a new craftsman style fiberglass front door (HD has some in stock) and get rid of the screen door.  

Sounds like he's hoping some chump with more money than sense will come along and snap up his "deal".

Numbers can be manipulated to show whatever a person wants and im not here to convince you to change your investing style.

Not knowing the neighborhood it is hard to talk about building styles, could you do something along the lines of townhouses with the 4plex?

To answer some of your questions, they're definitely a great asset style to go after.

If on the other hand your immersion into the hippy life style involves a simpler way of life then you could obviously get by on less but you need to concentrate on purchasing at a much faster rate.