Your best bet is to take whatever they will provide you and see if you can decipher the information that's on there.  

as for finding a buyer in secondary I am much more interested in the monthly net income from this type of property versus rentals, and I have several contract homes...  

Hello there,I am working on my New Year Resolution, which is purchasing a buy and hold property :) I have a general question. So my household income (my spouse and mine) is good enough (above $75K) to get money from h...

The owner could be doing a bit of rehab on those units, so they are off market for a bit.Your best bet is to view the building with an EXPERIENCED muti-family professional (Read Investor, Property Manager, Asset Manager etc.) who can look at the building and offer advice.Good Luck!

They can come from many areas -  some are or have been successful at flipping property and now have excess cash while others come across excess cash from other areas and know the security of real estate versus other vehicles.

What if it was a few months versus a few years? 

So you may be able to purchase cheap in those rural areas but I suspect the rent versus purchase price is not as favorable. 

If you can leverage 10 properties for the same amount of money as owning 2 you'll be paying more into your equity, you should have more cash flow although it will be lower per unit due to mortgage, and if one property turns out vacant you have 9 others versus one other.Let me know if this was helpful with an upvote!

Your best bet is to speak with some property managers who have legitimate experience in the area.

Your best bet may be to contact a commercial lender at a locally owned Bank and get a commercial RLOC.