I recommend finding the local real estate investors meetings near you.  

I have partnered with my uncle (who showed me on to BP), and we are just trying to find the best way to find deals in a hot market.

Links meet up I want to be a 2 family in QV. 

My attorney said the reason for that was that the seller then could try to raise the price to cover the lien, and sell to another buyer, in the hot market.

We have a few local meet ups, the closest one to you I believe would be CARPOA which meets in Camp Hill.

Hope to meet some of you soon!

Here are some good places to start:http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet - find and connect with other BP members that are in your area.http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts - Set up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you.And, of course thehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums - ask any question about real estate!

I'm meeting with the owners of a property next week and would like to do my own rough evaluation prior... thanks in advance. 

The property is a duplex that needed a full rehab in both units to meet the area's rental rates.

Again you and your broker will know Ohio better than me but from a macro perspective my knee jerk reaction is you should push for 9-10%.Lastly you said the building has sat for a year, major red flag in such a hot market.