As you know didactics is great but experience is the best teacher.

I see lots of these folks as a college teacher...pretty much watched this generation for some time and tried to get them into things like investing in index funds or stocks in my business class and I highlight the economic advantage of home buying... 

Depending on what you find, and who does the inspection for you, their opinion might be take less seriously than from a home inspector (i.e. if your retired school teacher aunt Judy says the framing is not up to code, that option would not be take as seriously as the opinion of Bob, your Civil Engineer friend).Either way, any findings you have will be reviewed by the sellers and they (sellers) will determine if they agree with you and the appropriate response.

The mortgage is under my mother-in-law who is a teacher and will be retiring in the next year or two.

Besides this website, just pay good attention to your teacher and take lots of notes.  

These will likely seem crazy to you, but they are interesting to read, and you can see how adjusting your lifestyle can reduce the amount of time and resources needed for you to escape your work.I also second the idea of working to make your job more tolerable.Third, when you are looking for partners, Dave Ramsey's advice is to look for people who have the heart of a teacher, not the heart of a salesperson.  

We have absolutely no experience fixing up a home and have never owned our own home because we were teachers working abroad in Asia for over a decade.

I am currently an automotive teacher in Pasadena Tx.  

I am a teacher who is looking for many ways to make more money.

But not really, if it weren't for your education and your teachers you wouldn't be where you are today, wherever that may be.