I also want to clarify things like the etiquette of working with real estate agents in these deals to avoid any faux pas, and I want to be sure that I sound like I know what I'm doing.

Front of the house has faux blinds, this room and all rear facing windows have the cheap mini blinds from Lowes. 

Some vintage, some modern.

Depends on the location, vintage and style.

I'd be grateful for any guidance here as to different avenues we can take to try to minimize this expense.A couple other items that may be important:- The property is 60s Vintage -The electrical panels and wiring has all been upgraded- C Neighborhood Look forward to hearing from some of you!

Is that granite, or a "faux stone" finish? 

To be clear: The ultimate downside risk is that the tenant comes back and sues you for her $20,000 worth of jewelry and $10,000 worth of heirloom china that she claims she left behind.

I don't really like those types of properties.Additionally there are some Dollar Trees that occupy old pharmacy buildings that have great construction in strong suburban areas.You can also sometimes find pharmacies with vintage Rite Aid leases that were converted to Walgreens when they did the partial buyout.

i.e. similar vintage properties in the same submarket or a similar submarket- What is the debt strategy?

Michael Gambacorta if you are looking to buy the Tiffany of jewelry then it’s pretty easy to search in these Internet forums and find them.