I've tried to secure a second job, but the job market here is really tough and many of my friends have lost their jobs and been searching for up to a year in several different career fields (CO).

We worked in NYC for the majority of our careers. 

I give 25% upside to home field advantage, meaning the property is local, I know the streets/neighbors, and I can see it touch it smell it any time of the day. 

But nowadays, it often seems that's all there is in the way of new blood in the field.

Over my career-span I have completed about 84 conversion project's, turning SFH into MFH. 

I am in the medical field and want to dip my hands into real estate.  

Just curious if anyone has any experience getting into real estate investing via becoming a home inspector and kind of grasping the field.

This entails building personal/working relationships with people successful in the field.

Can anyone recommend a third party phone/answering service that can field and respond to maintenance requests from tenants?

After changing careers and finally getting settled in a new house I am reading the books again.