To find private investors, especially individuals for real estate deals, here are a few options:Networking Events: Attend local real estate investment clubs, meetups, and industry conferences.

And, yes, inspection deficiencies can hurt your valuation because once they are disclosed, you are required to disclose those to future buyers. 

That's a fundamental requirement.

Quote from @Paul Gupta: Hi, in California, For jobs requiring a license, there was CSLB (contractor state licensing board) which would give either a General Contractor license, or specialty licenses by trade (~60 specialties such as concrete, welding tile, ) https://www.cslb.ca.gov/about_us/library/licensing_classific...My Q: does Maryland and DC area have similar requirements? 

I love all things real estate, and thrilled to connect with like-minded individuals.   

KNOWING real estate (or delivering babies) is a requirement for an expert. 

That 2nd requirement is  what makes it close to basically impossible with a W2 job.

So, we require a nonrefundable Retainer Fee for 90 days of our time to find a rental property.

You're local to me.There's a couple ways to go at this ;If you're looking to save some money you can have your plumber install sub-meters after the individual meters.

They require 48-72 hours notice to schedule anything onsite so we've been waiting 2 weeks now for a Section 8 initial inspection date to be scheduled by them.