Or even a contractor that does large additions and then move towards ground-up stuff.

Boots on the ground is hyperlocal, and what you're looking for is essentially cheap labor that can open a door when you need it.

I'm wanting to connect with people from my area that have wholesaling expertise that are willing to teach me from the ground up.

I have a few brand new homes popping out of the ground in Canby Oregon.. msut of Portland proper is very old the new builds tend to be skinnies or expensive . 

If you manage to get this off the ground and do some verified - meaning paperwork is in your name, or company's name, etc - projects that turn a profit, and you build some capital in a bank, you should be able to go right to that lender after a year or two and start a relationship no problem.  

(Let's put up beware of dogs signs and have a pack of dobermans patrolling the grounds.)  

But I’d say the key to success is building a reliable team on the ground.

SFR houses will only appraise based on comps.So unless someone was paying cash you can't get more than they appraise for.The camp ground is a different story.

We usually are responsible for connecting investors with teams on the ground or established local PM companies.

The first one is the hardest to get off the ground, but there are ways - and you'll thank yourself down the road for doing so because real estate is a long game.