These are all things you need to figure out before making decisions IMO.

In the end the people we had the best experience with were the people who shared their knowledge and experience but let us make our own decisions.

Close some transaction, get the first 6-12 months out of the way, then make an informed decision on what you want to do.

That was a personal decision, now looking at the business opportunity.

We told the agent that this is not personal and was 100% a business decision.

Ask the seller how you can use the feedback to adjust the listing.Let other people deliver the feedback and let your client make their own decision about how to move forward. 

I've heard of "house-hacking" but right now it doesn't make sense for me because I'm due to PCS (I'm still not sure when and where, but I've been at my current assignment over 4 yrs).I've heard of turnkey, but haven't researched it enough to make an informed decision.

I just recently made the decision to start an LLC, and I have 3 condo's that I own outright I'll be transferring into the LLC.

I couldn't go in person because I was hundreds and hundreds of miles away when we made this decision. 

I think we have enough facts - as stated by the OP - to advise the OP to back out of this starter property.One should make investment decisions based on objective facts.