Alysa Phalen if you can convert them to condos, you have a Gold Mine on your hands.

for long term value, making it 3 units = gold medal.

Gold mines?

You are going to get the contractors on here with their point of view their time is gold.    

Blue and Gold Towers :)

One block may be sketchy, 2 blocks over might be Gold. 

I've been to the tax assessor's office but I've had no luck in finding buyers just property information and the assessment of those properties.Is there a simpler way of finding this vital piece of needed data to get over the hump of selling my first home? 

I think clear communication and just knowing that things may and do go wrong are vital before jumping in. 

It does not matter if it is gold, real estate, stocks, baseball cards, coins, classic cars, Titanic artifacts etc.

I am an agent and real estate developer in northern Jersey and I cannot begin to tell you how vital it is that I have my real estate license.