Call me as I would be happy to discuss as I started in real estate 20 years ago in the billboard industry and I am also an real estate agent, a CPA, a financial planner and have law degree so I am confident I can help or at least find you someone that can.

I just graduated from RIT in Rochester, NY  with a Civil Engineering degree and I really want to grow and scale our investing business. 

I enrolled in some classes for a degree that I had zero interest in but had what I thought a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

I am now driving a semi for the next 4 years while my wife finishes her degree.

I'm by no means an expert, but I do know that if you're expecting to cash flow a $400k duplex in Ann Arbor, you likely do not have a high degree of financial or real estate education. 

I am from O'Neill Nebraska, obtained my bachelors degree in Criminal Justice and Spanish at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, and am currently moving to Omaha Nebraska.

   I want to ask if any  lenders require one to obtain a college degree in order to receive a loan to invest.

Agree to some degree that an inspector main job is to merely find all defects.  

My company members and partners own apartments, have degrees in conmputer science and electrical engineering, and we collectively understand the scope of work.

Risks can be mitigated and avoided to a large degree, but never fully eliminated ... so there is no investment vehicle in the world that will allow you to multiply your money 2-8x in 2-4 years with zero risk ... you should run away from anyone telling you otherwise. 4 things will keep you out of trouble and safe in a downturn, and you need all 4 (not just one):Equity: From a down payment and/or forced and/or market appreciationQuality Cash Flow: Not just any cash flow, but low maintenance, low volatility, stable, high quality cash flow that comes from high quality tenants who want to live in high quality property in high quality location.