@Aaron Wong I wouldn’t steer your towards Kitsap given your situation, but there is a fast ferry (passengers, no cars) from Bremerton to downtown seattle that takes 30 minutes and a car ferry that takes 60.  

We work within the city of Detroit as well but generally steer first time investors away as the risk profile is very high.

The reality is there is no steering away from this until the jobs get hit.

Back then I wasn’t involved in real estate at all but now that I am I wonder if that’s a opportunity I should take advantage of or steer clear of.

If they steer you to property A instead of B, you want it to be about the strength of the deal, and not that they are getting a kickback from the seller.

They seem to be steering everyone toward starting as a passive investor in apartment complexes (especially distressed ones) because the potential to upgrade the property and gain a fairly quick return on your money is enticing, but ... $18,000 membership with LS and a minimum of $50,000 to invest on first deal is a bit scary.  

@Victor Webster  I steer clear of condos for several reasons. 1.

If you know that already, I'm sure a lot of people in the CT area can steer you in the right direction.

All I’m saying is, use your own judgment, do your own due diligence, do fair and balanced research, steer clear of naysayers because they eventually will instill more fear in an already big step to invest in yourself and if you let other people's opinions influence you, you can just stay in that same spot and be in the same situation, so be the strong committed person and move, do something.

Are there any local wholesalers, investors, or realtors (CMA/buyer rep) that you'd advise I work with or steer clear of?