Start by educating yourself with foundational books like The Millionaire Real Estate Investor and practicing deal analysis using tools like BiggerPockets calculators.

Offer to do his inspections for free in exchange for some education on how to find, analyze, and fund deals.

Because you won’t owe anything, and because I ASSUME you aren’t going to bother trying to go after them legally.

One question for the community is: What are the next best steps I should take to further educate myself and get started in this industry to set myself up for future success?

They aren’t a substitute for experience but they can help find deals you are not even looking at now because they don’t hit some filtering criteria you are currently using.

Typically those purchasing cash aren't inspecting every home, they're walking it or having their go to GC walk it and already know what they see that may be a concern. 

@Anna NickensDeciding between investing in mentorship or self-education for real estate investing depends on your goals, budget, and learning style.

Let's just say even seasoned syndicators are having a lot of trouble raising capital these days.Personally, I would focus on growing as a pilot and getting into mainline (if you aren't already there) and into the captain chair as quickly as possible. 

Honestly at this point it seems like all you lack is some education.

I don't want any hassles.I will say that guests like you had @Julie Chai aren't endemic to booking.com.