Our agent contacted the property manager directly to ask for these items and they very rudely said it's all confidential.

There's a good amount of takeaways here, but my main action item is to continue to research different regions on my own. 

Calculate that expenses are likely to be higher, revenue likely to be lower).Value for 1-4plexes is largely determined by sold comps, not by commercial market cap rate.

My wife's theory is that  if you look at 100 properties, 1 will be a fluke, even if sold through a realtor.The first 3 properties I bought were bought this way, all thru realtors, and maybe because of them.

- background Condo is coming out of an Estate Sale and needs work - recent market activity, data from last month, similar units -  (1) Estate Sale - As-Is - listed for $129,000 - sold for $134,000 - (2) Well maintained /Updated - listed for $149,900 sold for $154,900 - admittedly might not be looking at this correctly in that (2) might not be relevant - thank you for helping me

Some commercial brokerages do this when an owner just needs certain items reports, questions answered etc.I do not do such things because it is a low return per hour.

I know I can make the live-in/house hack option work financially, but I'm not sold on moving to Allentown...

If you are trying to improve your sales skills, Grant Cardone book Sell or Be Sold is good.

Items such as roves, HVAC units, and driveways eventually wear out .

Specifically, photos of bedding , personal hygiene items, food, etc . lack of these items should be proof enough of abandonment.