Any investor friendly real estate agents here to help a newbie?

[Peter Ford]

Hello my name is Peter Ford. I'm pretty new to Bigger Pockets but this site came highly recommended. I have taken a serious interest in real estate investing recently. I want to become an independent and financially free entrepreneur and build my investment portfolio over time. I have not done any deals and I am still in the early learning/researching stages but I'd like to network with and meet people who will help me in my goal. I'm interested in working, for starters , with any investor friendly real estate agents in the Charlotte, NC area.