How long it takes to be financially ready is different for everyone.

Also @Andrew Syrios thank you for your opinion also, it´s pretty much helpful to have different opinions and perspectives, but still difficult to decide when someone it´s just beginning.  

The thread addresses a different topic, the Real Estate Professional status, but the same principle applies to the hours in both contexts.

I worked for a property management company that requires all potential tenants to check into the main office prior to showing as a means to provide a safe showing for the employees.

Is replacing the HVAC with a completely different unit the best solution?

Is there a different avenue I should take to owning my first house?

Since MTR is similar to both in different ways, you'll need a custom tech stack to cover all your needs. 

However, a lot of concerns can be mitigated with looking at their past rental behavior in a lot of different settings.

One area can show great signs but literally cross the railroad tracks and it’s a different world.Be aware of these types of physical delineation.If you are getting no demand from qualified applicants then I would say it’s not in a margin of a gentrifying neighborhood.  

The main advice I would recommend is to begin networking.