They have lots of online training videos.

Lots of books and effective youtube videos are available to help you out.

Something else to consider is, especially since this house was gift to you, do you even have documentation (e.g. move-in checklist, photos, video, etc) of the condition of the house/carpets when they moved in to compare it to how it is now?  

If you are interested in this subject of Recession, as to likely play out in the U.S. real estate market in the 2020's; then there are 2 videos on U-Tube, to watch, doing so with a jaundiced eye, due to it is never how the seers say things will occur in the future.

Jason, I'm sure others will chime in on areas around the city they have had success in but I thought I'd share a video that I have used as a template for Indy to find the hottest zip codes. 

However they offer mountains of training, pay for your advertising materials, set you up with a list of 50 to 75 addresses for mailers, and pay 25% of your photo and video expenses. 

Would pictures and videos help training of new team members/new investors as far as what to look for/deal breakers of when not to invest?

If you are interested I suggest checking out his YouTube videos or podcast, “12 houses to freedom.”

If I were you, I would watch Sean Terry's videos on YouTube about wholesaling.

Specific to Pittsburgh, there are Youtube videos called "The Neighborhoods of Pittsburgh" that are worth taking a look into.