I'd love to hear if anyone has become a licensed/certified home inspector to support their journey as a real estate investor.

Hello everyone,My name is Shawn Questa, and I am an Architectural Designer and Real Estate Investor.

@Jason BibleUBIT exposure would be in the case of an IRA. 401k is exempt from UBIT on leveraged real estate. 

Pair that with going to real estate investor meetups and you will start your journey.

One of my commercial RE agent friends  here moved out there. 

Many carriers are including exclusions for GC commercial general liability coverage and professional liability coverage for engagements involving condos and even stricter exclusions when dealing with conversions.

That way, investors can manage their properties in a real estate-specific system while keeping their accounting streamlined in QBO.

Then you can read a more in-depth book like The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner or The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing by Spencer Strauss.2.

I currently have a rental property and am looking at getting my real estate license and building a property management and property maintenance company to serve my investments and potentially others.  

However, if you partner with the right one, they will be instrumental to your real estate growth.As @Angie Keefe mentioned, your bookkeeper needs to specialize in Real Estate or thoroughly understand the industry because it is very balance sheet-heavy.