Electric HVAC is outdated, expensive, and fairly wasteful.

You minimize interest by getting the lowest interest rate possible.

Brown I personally wouldn't waste your time putting together rudimentary financials for your investor clients.

I don't want to waste my time showing the property to 50 people over the course of a week who probably couldn't live there anyway.

If you can stock up 3 to 6 months of savings it will greatly help minimize the risk. 

Do you have any tips/recommendations on minimizing risk/avoiding these types of people? 

Furnace goes bad, you switch it out, chimney goes bad, easy to line it, the brick's modern and hard and so is the mortar, gas lines are minimal and limited to basement and kitchen above at worst, and all the interiors are finished using materials and measurements easily compatible with more modern housing.

She finally gave me the green light and I wasted no time getting the first deal done.

I suggest a condo because the maintenance is minimal, the sq ft is limited, so you’ll be able to control your expenses (typically) better.

My advice would be to do your best to find a MFH to house hack - and have the numbers work well enough with as minimal down as possible then move out after x years or months and move onto the next property.