@DB BrooksWhile I am fairly well acquainted with older buildings - we have a couple from the latter half of the 19th century and more from the early 1900s - I do not know the particulars of being in that warm of a humid environment (it gets humid along the cost here, but only warm for half the year).You do want to look at the plumbing, though in a depression era house, I would suspect galvanized supply and drain lines to be more prevalent than lead (though they are possible).  

I do not have to work, my wife has not worked this century other than raising a child (which is work of a different category) and managing our RE (which is work but usually very flexible).We have owned RE thorough both the mid 1990s downturn and the 2008 downturn. 

I had been a loan officer focusing on foreclosure refinances (using Washington Mutual, New Century, Option One, One Stop and so on) so I knew loss mit and who to talk to, to get a postponement if needed, so we could close. 

Due to nuclear weapons, this may take longer than in prior centuries. 

We've seen substantial tech gains for over a century along with big population growth. 

We have to bury imperialism this century."

Be very afraid, in a couple of centuries, Miami will be under water.  

By the middle of the Twentieth Century in the United States, only eight states - Alabama, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island - still adhered to the theory that a mortgage conveys title to the mortgagee ..."

Converted lofts, mid century modern homes with high end modern finishes. 

Well if you listen to the media you will get burned, that's been proven many times in the 21st century already.