Or, when the buyer sues everyone for undisclosed defects they have to pay the listing agent's attorneys fees, etc. 

I'm wondering how to best go about getting into real estate.

And while nothing is foolproof the most consistent method of finding good vendors is relying on OTHER real estate investors that have worked with those vendors.

With 34 years of real estate investing experience, I’ve been involved in everything from owning rental properties to flipping.

I am looking to buy my first investment property and have seen strong fundamentals in Indianapolis (job growth, population and median wage).As an out of state investor, I am looking to connect with investors/agents in the area to build further knowledge on specifics with the markets and hopefully bring business to in the future!

I also continue to invest in various securities and real estate funds.

I did trying to do one subject to loan an my real estate investor didn't know much about it. 

I am local in Connecticut and work with a lot of real estate investors in the state.

Those were really good (Southeastern Wisconsin Real Estate Investor Group on FB if so inclined).  

One key item where I think real estate scales (might also increase risk) is to have them in the same area.