Less miners also makes crypto more vulnerable to coordinated attacks.- Federal debt.

Its not thousands, NOT attacking you, its a MINOR issue. 

With taxes sure to rise higher, and capital gains getting attacked, you must look at that.

It's fine to get opinions in these forums, but the reality is once you have that knowledge, you can then attack deals based on what you know. 

I’m having trouble figuring out what ALL things I need to take into account, in order to attack a deal.

Here are some of the top reasons. 1) Lawyers love to attack those properties because they see them as a big pile of cash 2) The bank is a second set of eyes to make sure you have the right insurance, pay taxes, etc 3) David Greene did a podcast once talking about how someone hacked the county computer system, changed title, and then took out a mortgage on those properties. 

Hi Kristyn, As other suggested, I would definitely lay out a plan of attack with a lender you trust.

On the other hand, I believe that personal attacks have no place in this forum.

•Off topic: is having panic attacks a normal side effect of real estate investing?

Because the issue is the mortgage financing right, so let's attack that issue in the heart, by removing it, via Seller Financing.