This comes from my personal experience over the past 12 years of buying and selling my own investment properties as well as helping a countless number of other investors buy and sell properties.I would be very interested to hear about anybody else's experiences with these zip codes.

@Nancy BachetyCan't concur completely, Philip has a 7 figure problem he would benefit in countless ways using professional services but you are right most traditional advisors are not capable of helping in this situation.  

I recieve countless texts,  emails and calls each week from wholesalers. 

I have a property in Fairfield CT (hit by Irene in 2011 then Sandy in 2012) which were pretty devastating and am now in Marco Island (hit by Irma right before I purchased) and now hit by Ian (though not as mad) and a condo in the Dominican Republic (hit by countless storms).  

We do this every time and it has saved us countless times.

I have spent countless hours listening to podcasts on BiggerPockets and have done a huge deal of research on my own whenever I find the time.

If you go online, you can see countless testimonials of this guy being called a scammer/fraudster.

A platform where finding a reliable property manager or connecting with a cash buyer isn't about sifting through countless forums or dodging spam in groups.

Thanks,Sarah  G'Day Sarah,Congrats on the leap of faith into the wonderful world of real estate investing.Best tip I could give you would be to take your time and soak up as much information on anything and everything real estate.Be it buying locally or out of state, the most important thing is to establish trust and relationships with key people dependent on the strategy you are looking at implementing.Over my career I have witnessed countless of investors getting caught up in online market stats, demographics, charts, etc... only to end up loosing money.As cliche as it mind sound but "Team-work makes the dream work"For example, if you buy the best house, in the best area, on the best street with the best capital growth prospects but your property manager is incompetent or a cheat.

I've seen it go south countless times.