.- The seller absolutely refuses to evict anyone themselves (I've asked twice), though they recognize that the sale will mean someone gets evicted. - I have enough for a conventional loan, but just barely.

His perspective is different than yours and thats okay but he needs to recognize that he is speaking about investing with HIS goals in mind and forcing those upon you by asserting this absolution.  

Everyone keeps saying i'm sitting on a gold mine aka retirement plan I finally had to work past the emotions of losing my family and recognizing how lucrative rental property can be.

Don't expect people to recognize what is great about this house from some pictures or a video.

I recognize this, so I'm trying to resolve it. 

It is learning to recognize that opportunity and being able to do something with it that separates successful people from the masses.I didn't get this far by taking "massive action" or having a "wealth creation system" that these gurus try to convince you that you need to do/have.

Like I said, I am new, no properties YET, but trying to get a feel for my local market and working on the mathematical formula to start to recognize how the numbers "move" in order to recognize deals.

I recognize that not everyone has these skills so I'm hoping that it gives me a leg up on the competition.  

The technology and banking industries already recognize cryptocurrency (but more importantly blockchain) as a huge potential disrupter.

These things will come, just give them time.If you have the ability to recognize management short comings and buy off of actual financials, Multi is far more powerful.