What I actually got after a few hours was a sales pitch.

Before you get the home for rent I would double check that all items are working to minimize issues later.I am curious based on the response from Jordan that this is not an easy find. 

With that said, if you are looking for a buy and old with minimal work, getting stable returns in CT is certainly doable. 

-Incorporate the principles from 4 books into my script: Influence, Pitch Anything, Start With No, and How to Win Friends/Influence People...

But  if you can break it into 3 roughly even parts or even 2, that still is going to help you minimize your risk of him walking off with a ton of money.

Here's how: A gabled roof beginning over the door, at least as wide as the lower step, that extends a few feet past the front of the house, the gable matching the pitch of the existing one, with two large supporting columns (stone?)

I could have switched PM companies, but I've been too lazy, to be quite honest.To answer your question about selling, the purchase price was above market and in this particular city, appreciation is pretty minimal (which is expected in these markets). 

We've had this done on brick fireplaces, it looks great and the cost was minimal.

As I am new to the game with minimal experience, have I done all that I can to mitigate my risk?

Pitch a tent outside.