Some areas needed new subfloor, new carpet in living room and master bedroom.

I live upstairs and they live in one of the downstairs units.

These areas seem affordable compared to where I live in dfw.

I still live at home as of right now.

I currently live in Toronto, so I don’t believe house hacking would be possible, but I am aware of that strategy  

Best part I live in FL, All the best 

to live in How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

she had it rented out (kind of) and because she's living out of town and so much work needs to be done and she can never do it. 

New buyers who figure they can suck cash flow out of a property to live on creating a house of cards is a potential Ponzi and if unsuspecting and unsophisticated sellers are involved and a little fraud happens then where is the line?

I would focus on finding a solid property in a solid location with tenants you don’t mind living with, force some appreciation through repairs or something like that, let time do its thing and then scale up if you want to.