If you can't see the property in person, pay an experienced local investor $100 or so (someone unbiased, not your agent or turnkey company) to walk it and do a detailed video tour. 

talk to the dept of health first (records requirements etc), establish what upgrades/maintenance required, line up a reliable repair/handyman/type person, consult lawyer, and then make your offer, see if you can buy the land it's on via lot line adjustment (ideal scenario). a lot to be aware of, such as system upgrades or county code changes bringing in the requirement to add metered connections to an older small system, for just one example.Otherwise- owner doesn't want to manage, I doubt you really do either but could be wrong. 

In my personal opinion, MF is so competitive and I have be focusing solely in hotels so I feel it is a strong asset class.  

Offer cash for keys to person but money is only after they leave and property is left in broom swept condition3.

I know for a fact i'm going to run into many many more things along my journey that i'm going to run into.

While it can have an effect on yields and mortgage rates if it comes in higher or lower than expectations, it typically has a much smaller effect on yields and rates than the CPI report.Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE)The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) report is another measure of inflation.

Anyway, shadow that person as much and as often as you can so that you can learn the ins-and-outs on how to be successful.

I was primiraly looking for multi-unit (2-4) units to start my journey where I could occupy one of the units.

Ohio, in particular, is a very beginner friendly state to get started with your real estate journey.

This person should ideally be familiar with real estate investment strategies and flipping houses in particular.