Seriously, man, this is capital T trouble without any discernible benefit. 

You have to become a discerning consumer of information because there's a lot of bad information out there.

A detached duplex is challenging to discern that it is a duplex. 

Alex was honest, patient, and even suggested not purchasing properties that didn’t fit my investment goals that I had communicated to him and this to me helped me to discern his level of integrity.

Filing a complaint with the GA state bar will not make you whole (get your money back), and is not likely to help in any discernible way.

In an NPL scenario there is likely little to no value add to an NPL which creates a discernable arbitrage.  

I think the topic needs to first discern the difference between a broker of record, associate broker, and agent.

In 5 years there will be no discernable change.

When you've reached the point where you have a discerning eye and everything doesn't look great, that's the closest you'll get to knowing you can take the plunge.  

Bp, the podcasts, Craigslist, and and REI group, going to landlording meetings, and reading the book of Proverbs in the Bible, plus just flat listening (also discerning the good advice from the bad!)