I'm open to meeting other investors and anyone else that's knowledgeable in the field, and even newbies like myself.

I'd say if you find an experienced partner in the field and want to start directly into a deal yourself go for it, but if you'd like to learn from others, I think passively investing and learning while looking for deals (which are hard to come across the days) also is a smart strategy. 

It sounds like I need to find a good insurance agent in that field. 

Getting that voice takes work, just as learning useful things also takes work.But if the numbers rather than the names attached to the votes matter all that much to someone, I don't think real estate is going to be a very rewarding field for that person.

More background information in case it is helpful:    I spent the first part of my career in the small business "startup" world, and I recently sold my latest company (B2B Saas field).

(Which never stopped any non-attorney investor from chiming in.)But I have heard numerous attorneys debate this issue to death, and I only learned one thing: two attorneys will NEVER agree on liability protection in general and on effectiveness of LLCs in particular.

However, with numerous structure issues, electrical and heating issues, it may be a dead deal. 

Sometimes it's ambiguous, but even then, why should I bother with the company that has numerous unresolved lawsuits, versus another company that is virtually the same but has none.

There was dead air space at the front due to no foundation ventilation.Damage- the front sill and sub floor, the center beam, damage under some old plumbing at the rear center; tube scarring on numerous floor joists.

I too am in the IT/ Communications field by day, living in Wake Forest / Youngsville area.