At $600/month and using 50% for expenses, suggests around $30,000, but going in if it takes dollars to renovate, to be rentable, you may need to offer less or look at raising the rent as soon as possible to make it return more for you.

I'm looking to make connections in my local market in addition to learning as much as possible from the BP community.

First off I will describe my situation as best as possible My fiancé and I are looking to get in to real estate. 

The point of turnkey is to be as passive as possible (once you've done all your due diligence, of course) and C properties, esp with Section 8 tenants, just are too much hassle.

It's good to hear advice that that is a possibility without committing mortgage fraud.

I would start off with fewer units (around 18) then large complexes later unless there are plenty of homes that have tri-plexus and four-plexus that are occupied will cover your debt payments and possibly allows you to live there if your situation would allow you to possibly live there.  

I will be moving to Arizona sometime in 2017 (scottsdale specifically) and I am looking to get as much information as possible on the investment market.

We seek properties out for investors and do our best to provide them with the best information possible. 

We are thinking this set would be the middle purchase.The possible tricky one is that I want to buy one of the duplexes in my name only, not the partnership, and do a FHA or other 30 year fixed conventional on that one.

The cost provided to you was probably a per square foot number to estimate the cost as close as possible.