I have always love real estate and really any form of investing.  

@Jon Holdman Works like a charm Jon, thanks!

Beware his charm AND any others speakers who associate with him.

As a dog lover my heart goes out to tenants who have and love their animals and want to give them a good home.

I love real estate.People: ask questions before you start giving money away or signing on with people!

It is historic, large houses, and charm.

I have sales experience and I love real estate so I would love to put both passion together and see what could happen.

I love real estate investing, its my other "tsp".

., etc.Other than age-specific issues like LBP and asbestos, the things I'd look for on an old house would be much the same as what I'd look for on a newer house--these things would include: signs of water diversion failures (such as rot, peeling paint, masonry damage), settling issues, the type and age of plumbing, HVAC, and electrical, the condition of the sewer main (scope it), the type and age of windows & doors, a meth test, a radon test, etc. etc.I have properties from the 1910s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and 2000s, and frankly--the older properties are often my favorites, and some of them are the best-performing properties in my portfolio.Just being an old house doesn't--in and of itself--make a property "good" or "bad"...plus, old houses sometimes have charm and aesthetic appeal that no new house can touch.

I just started giving a ridiculously high "asking" price (about 3x high FMV), a bit of song and dance about how much I love the properties and my tenants (true, BTW), and they quit calling  - worked like a charm.