This is a great way for me to learn to do this, it comes with the business territory of real estate investing.

Thanks for sharing the credit story and your goals in real estate investing.If you'd like help with wholesaling as a new investor/wholesaler, there's a partnership program offered through my company, Seattle Cash for Houses that subsidizes the cost of direct mail marketing (we assign a farm territory) and teaches you how to negotiate and get deals.

That means that they know that the possibility exists that they will lose some or all of their money; it goes with the territory.

Hi @Jen Paelmo and welcome to the site.Wish you luck with your goal and real estate business.I am not from USA but NY is my "dream real estate territory" so I hope you will be successful and that in a future I can learn something from you ;)Regards-Roni

just goes with the territory

That area was my sales territory when I worked for MillerCoors brewing, and let me tell you that it is one of the most dangerous places to be in Chicago.  

My name is Fabienne Alexandre, Co - owner of Familiar Territory Solutions, LLC .

Everyone knows I focus there, my buyer list is focused there and I know that territory very well. 

Consider me strange but I am one of the rare few that I truly love my day job with a large insurance company as a territory claims adjuster.

I guess the main thing would be to find someone who's an expert in the market in terms knowing  what developments/ long term projects the city has planned whether it be in my area or another market(open to different territories) and of course the other 3 professionals you mentioned.