Inspections are very good for homeowner buying a primary residence because its a huge purchase in their life and they usually have little knowledge or experience, but many experiencedinvestors myself included feel confident that we will see most anything an inspector would. 

You need to go to in-person real estate investor meetups for at least six months and then the books and podcasts will come into real-life vision for you.

The relative is moving states trying to change their life.

ROI factors in rental income, operating expenses, real estate market health, and property appreciation to assess the potential return.

A streamlined process for cost segregation studies: AI is able to help streamline the cost segregation reclassifications by analyzing and identifying property components into their appropriate useful life more efficiently than traditional methods.The ability to identify eligible tax credits: AI is able to sort through and analyze a vast amount of tax laws and regulations in order to attempt to identify potential tax credits available to the real estate investor.

There are enough guys/gals from all walks of life successful in this space without licenses, certs and the like.

We have since won that lawsuit andthe judgment will destroy that client financially for the rest of his life.

Your wife/husband/life partner/whatever gets a veto over tactics, risk, and purchases.

Another advice I have been given is "just be a good landlord" but that doesn't protect me against crazy tenants and ambulance chasing lawyers who would be happy to destroy my life. 

Financial freedom goes beyond simply replacing your current income—it's about sustaining your lifestyle for life.