Cramming real estate to meet agent in a week

[Sunny Kuo]

I'm visiting my dad for two weeks after four years apart, I intend to look into vacation rentals in his area for future investment considerations. The dream would be to set up a system for him to retire on my properties and take minimal stewardship roles in my name.

Dad suggested that I line up some agents to look at properties that I'd like to acquire and operate; I've been on Zillow/Trulia for sale price and Trip adviser and AirBnB for Rental rates doing comparisons. I've used search bar for area analysis on Bigger Pockets and found two forum posts about researching a area to anticipate market trends.

My most urgent task is the homework needed to schedule and meet one or two real estate agent in my dad's area. I'd like to arrive prepared and asking the right questions to understand that specific area for future investment considerations. I also would like to compensate the agent for their time as I'm just starting out and can't offer them business until I've matured sufficiently.

Thanks in advance for reading and replying.