Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

IF you are going to down that path, focus on building relationships with key investors in town and top performing CRE agents.

I'd also ask if you've confirmed with the agent the seller will consider only selling you 4 of the 6 (unless you have someone else that will buy the other 2)?

You really have to learn the neighborhoods or work with a sales agent who does.

Once you move to Chicago, look for similar groups—Chicago has a vibrant real estate community.Building a Team: Since you’re new, connecting with a knowledgeable real estate agent, lender, and property manager in your target area is critical.

However, as an agent in all of this you need to disclose on the front end that you are an agent. 1.

PM me and I can get you in touchwith some Wholesalers or Investor-friendly agents around Houston :) 

A city worker who's also a real estate agent

If you're in real estate, whether as an agent or a developer, SB-9 in San Diego City is something you need to have on your radar and smart investors can make it work to their advantage.

Wholesalers (no offense to those in the comments) who are doing this without being a foreign entity are probably co-wholesaling which is on the borderline and practically acting as an agent without a license or getting referral fees by having actual wholesalers on the ground doing deals and they just provide the leads which is different than wholesaling.