Mentorships: How should I approach one?

[Andrew Pierson]

So I am still new to real estate and I am trying to learn as much as I can before I get into it. I ran into a family friend that owns 50 properties and he usually buys old properties and rehabs them to turn them into rentals. He has offered to assist me with getting my first property. I am looking at it as an opportunity to pick his brain but I am not quite sure what to ask. I am wondering if you were first starting out and you had someone who can be a book of knowledge and experience for you how would you approach it? I am also interested in a specific market he has a ton of insight into as well.