My wife and I went to the courthouse to observe unlawful detainer (aka eviction) cases. 

The landlord and I observed some damages during our final walkthrough to the wooden floors (extensive...caused by AC unit), that I caved in a paid him around $5000 in damages, just to be safe.Calls me back two weeks after he moved back in...unrelated to the floors...termites have infested two walls that may have to come down.

I also hope to find some way to gain experience by working for someone else or at least observing someone else.

In researching this, I discovered the wider world of real estate investing which ultimately led me to BP, of which I've been a member and observer for almost a year.After spending a lot of the previous year attempting to learn as much of the real estate industry as possible, I think I've decided to shift my focus back to the commercial / business side and begin a serious attempt to make things happen.

As you can see, certain areas in an MSA or region experience significant growth as their population shifts, which provides opportunities in all parts of town.http://www.inman.com/2015/10/22/infographic-the-fa...As for actual investing experience, we have observed that there are good ways and bad ways to invest.  

I really appreciate you taking the time for such a lengthy answer and am currently still working through most of your points and observations about the subject so thank you!

The state has prescribed an enforcement mechanism for punishing wayward agents.Entering the real estate transaction with the intent to broker a sale to another suggests brokering activity, which requires the observation of heightened fiduciary duties in all states.

observers day prob not, feelers say maybe yeah..

@Andrew Smith Typically an inspector will not say the foundation is bad, but will recommend an expert opinion due to something observed, like cracks.

RE isnt going to get you there.   Case in points.1.   Dave Ramesy loves RE yet readily admits biggest wealth generator is a W-2 job.2.   Notice how many SUCCESSFUL RE investors have joined  the BP payroll.  Im sure at...