The buyers that you are competing with are also more equipped and ready to tackle those problems. 

Ready to tackle #4!

Our plan is to build a solid team in the area and get a few flips and buy and holds under our belt (for experience and a diverse portfolio) before tackling our ultimate goal, which is to restore historic properties in the state.

Start small and keep learning until you're ready to tackle bigger deals.

I know I can google a forestry consultant, but I have no idea who is reputable, and what fees are reasonable for a consultation on potential property.How would you go about analyzing and tackling this potential deal?

Chad, I guess for a lot of people it's like me going to the online fishing tackle stores and filling the carts up the closing the site and never going back!

There are lots of creative ways to tackle this situation.

Happy to give some pointers if you want, thought the message leaves a lot of ambiguity so let me know what info you want to tackle first...

As with any new endeavor, it's important to take small steps before tackling bigger challenges, and real estate is no exception.

For example you could ask a question about having children or some other protected class that to you seems innocuous but to others indicates potential bias and discrimination.