The feedback was the same as what @Mike Lambert said. 

The duplex had carports and separate fenced backyard areas.

Trying to find a creative way to partner with the owner, owner is retiring and won’t be able to hold it.

It generally depends on the market.

Each contributed a third of the amount for down payment, since I'm single I'm moving into one of the units and we got it at 5% down.

When acquiring a large portfolio of rental properties, what strategies have you found effective for managing or dividing the properties?

The plan for the property would be to rent it monthly while we are not there and use it at least once a year for ourselves. 

I was wondering if the PM company can change the settings in the Buildium portal so it sends out monthly owner statements automatically to the owners instead of the owner going in the portal and downloading it manually every month.I spoke to Buildium customer service, they said, there is not a feature like that which I find amusing.

This is part of the process and really the most important part, albeit annoying.

The plan is to live in part of the home and rent out the other rooms to cover the mortgage and generate some income.