You can usually meet people willing to help you and be an adviser at local chamber of commerce meetings or investor meet ups. 

Find them through Google and meetup.com Here you can find people to work with.Call the Chamber of Commerce President, ask them who they like in the local banks get the referral use the name drop.

Usually you can contact the City's chamber of commerce, they always know when developments are taking place much before the general public does. 

Thanks in advance,  Bryan Chambers ( Pounder )

Join local chambers, and do lots of networking in your well defined target area.

Find out who other investors at your local REIA have had success with as well.Check Angie's List and your chamber of commerce.

Stupid F%&%$ cocked the silver 38 must of thought I could not tell the difference if a round enters the chamber or not.

@Melba Chambers That’s just the nature of the beast with wholesalers.....they have a set inspection period (to get out of the contract), they don’t have time to let you tie it up for a week, then walk. 

They never go away regardless of who holds the chambers of Congress. 

See how the economy is doing at a city organization like the Chamber of Commerce and ask if there anything planned for the future that may effect you and about what you will be doing and the area you picked to primarily seek out your place to be.