You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing.

Find them through Google and meetup.comYou might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing.

She pretty much felt alone and wanted to see if there was specialized help to present her with options.

I am few cities over - our real estate office is in Downers Grove and I live in Lisle.Listen to all the podcast - specially mine :-)http://biggerpockets.com/show65You can read and learn from what happens in my real estate business here:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/183...

Being a landlord.THE first step would be to read this: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investingSecond step would be to learn what sort of niche you want to specialize in (but this step is redundant as it is covered in the guide linked above)Don't jump into investing your savings.

Are there any realtors in NYC, New Jersey NJ, Indianapolis IN or Pennsylvania PA that specialize in helping investors buy properties from foreclosure including from auctions and auction sites?

Auctions are a special area of investing. 

One of the foundational attributes of real estate is that each property is unique (although similar to others).

I live in Eden Prairie as well and I specialize in helping investors buy properties. 

The company I work for (family owned and operated) specialize in commercial installations.