“the only people out there who could actually be trusted are home inspectors and appraisers”
In my best Dwight Schrute voice, “FALSE.”
And, not just false, but borderline comical there, although I appreciate some points you made such as REALLY thinking through what it means to be protected attorney wise.
I’ve got appraiser buddies but I’ve also got some on my crap list. Home inspectors: I know some with a solid understanding of construction having owned properties en masse and then I’ve met the ones who show up with peach fuzz for facial hair barely having left their moms spare bedroom writing reports with 300 things they flag, killing a deal due to their incompetent opinion.
In life, I do my best to not generalize anyone. I’m not going to defend or attack entire groups based on career… maybe with exceptions to terrorists. Okay yeah, terrorists suck. All of ‘em.
But dude, I don’t see a world in which a few bad apples means you don’t invest in Real Estate. Respectfully, I emphatically disagree.