It sounds like you are off to a great start already especially by educating yourself! 

And, even if he has real estate clients, doing a tax return doesn't really educate one.

It's a free education. 

I also probably wasn't as educated as I should have made myself, so I'm sure there were decisions that could have been handled better.Part of the reason I wasn't willing to deal with the hassles was because I had 3 young kids. 

So is education/classes. 

This means your tenants' private-sector jobs will eventually end.

So I have a few questions I wanted to asked this well educated community.

Avoiding Licensing Requirements and OversightBeing licensed often means adhering to strict state regulations, such as disclosures, fiduciary duties, and mandatory continuing education.

These appraisers are too educated as in general this rule is virtually never applied on MF lots (I have heard of it once).  

We've put in a tremendous amount of work to make the RTR Academy community and education as beneficial as possible for investors of all experience levels.