Hello EveryoneMy husband and I have been following biggerpockets for a couple of months, educating ourselves through books and now are looking to jump in and take action!

Finally I called the agent, (anonymously) and she wanted to tell me about how she received four offers over the weekend but she hasn’t replied to any of them.

So your final decision might be the answer you make on those 2 properties and any decision might be decided on the debt question of good debt versus bad debt.If you have any benefits by purchasing  an apartment complex as a controlled ownership and by benefiting from a Tenants in Common joint venture association that will contribute to an apartment complex purchase and allow your keeping control of that property on a daily basis regardless of your ownership percentage.  

Finally, lowest on the totem pole but still a consideration nonetheless is the fact that it's a property we could possibly enjoy ourselves for a few weeks out of the year.

I think you need to read some books on valuation and investments strategies.  

Here's the podcast where he talks about his book on buying with low or no money down, which is probably what you're looking for: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/10/16/no-money-down-brandon-turner/

After multiple calls and text on the 6th I finally get an answer that she is leaving.

Keep in my mind cash flow is higher than others due to the fact that I do all the maintenance myself and I manage the property myself.What I’m getting at is that like my books say, the deals aren’t going to jump out at you.

you can do one of several things. you can include electric in the rent (not always a good option) , you can stipulate, in the lease, that the electric bill is split 50-50, you can implement RUBS which divides the bill into the percentage of space it takes up (for example one side is bigger so they pay 60% of the electric, or the 2 bedroom pays 66% and the 1 bedroom pays 33%), or you can submeter the electric which allows you to split the bill you receive according to the actual electric used, finally you can discuss with your electric company what needs to be done to add a separate meter to the duplex. submeter and second meter are most expensive options, but in my opinion are the best for your long term sanity and profit.

Also in many real estate books I have read most developers, lenders, and landlords have a line item expense for commissions.