Newbie talking with Experienced Investor

[Chelsea Newton]

I am a young aspiring real estate investor in the triad area in NC. I am definitely in that first eager stage of soaking up everything I possibly can. I have been spending my lunch breaks driving around the area looking at houses, neighborhoods, and signs just to get a better idea of my market. Today I stopped by a house that has been undergoing renovation and it now looks completely flipped and has a "for rent" sign in the front yard. I got the number off of it and am going to call today to see if I can get in touch with the, hopefully, investor. I am so nervous!!! It is so intimidating thinking about how much more knowledge and experience they have in the business compared to me. Also I am going to my first REIA meeting tomorrow at lunch. So my question is what should I do or say? What do investors want to hear? I am hoping to just get my name out there, and maybe even find a mentor. I really just want to go through the deal with them and ask them a million questions about it but I don't want to be annoying or time consuming. Any advice?