learning the marketplace
Hey all. I was hoping to get some advice from everyone at BP. Being new and not having my finances in order quite yet to pull the trigger, I'd like to take this time to educate myself about buy and holds, which is what I'd be doing for the most part, and get out and start learning the marketplace. At this point, I havent found a mentor in the area yet, so I'd like to know what you guys/girls suggest?
I know open houses and agents can be good ways to get started on analyzing deals, but how do you go about contacting them without them thinking you're just wasting their time since at this point I'm really not ready to buy?
Also, if anyone is in the Southern Wisconsin market I'd LOVE to talk to you over coffee or lunch sometime.