Hiring a professional property manager to be the landlord for you is a great place to look in your situation.

Despite what his BP title says I believe it's actually Professional BP Contributor.

I'm Alex and I'm a professional commercial cinematographer living in Los Angeles. 

I get this sometimes I think just because I also offer solo and am not a 'professional' or represented by one. 

We're going to consult some other professionals but figured it couldn't hurt to cast out the question to the creative minds of the BP community.Any suggestions or insight?

What type of professionals (i.e. inspector, contractors, lawyer, etc.) do ya'll recommend having ready before I make an offer on a wholesaler deal?

In addition to that, I am getting the tenant's address history from their credit report to see if there is any inconsistency; I will also contact any additional landlord found this way.Now, I don't just take the contact information that the tenant applicant has given, because the professional tenant will give contact for a friend who will serve as a "favorable reference " - I insist on getting the real information for the real landlord.

If this first deal is tying up all your liquid capital, the two options you have are:1) Build a professional network and offer deals you find and your hard work for other peoples money. 

Before I can move forward I'd like to get a professional's opinion.

I have tried in the past to do this with a solid written agreement spelling out exactly what the terms of the agreement were, what was to be done, and that the work needed to be completed in a professional, workmanlike manner.