Living Abroad and Discouraged

[Sydney Tiffany]

I suppose I should start out with the current situation that I am in.. Presently, I am living abroad in Victoria, Australia. I have been away for almost a year but will be moving back to Charlotte, North Carolina as of February 2019. I have been infatuated with the idea of investing in real estate for quite some time but never prioritized it or pursued in a way that it would actually come to fruition up until about 7 or 8 months go. Since then I have been educating myself non stop, everyday working on something in order to increase my knowledge of methods on how to invest as a newbie, learning a basic vocabulary, analyzing deals, ect. I still am 3 months away from being back in the states and I am starting to feel a bit discouraged. I want to make advances towards building relationships but I feel that being in a country so far away is really limiting me. I am unable to make phone calls or to meet up with those who I am speaking with. I also don't want to be seen as wasting others time. Is it stupid to get in contact with real estate agents/ wholesalers/ banks/ ect. when Im not even living in the country presently? Also, should I go ahead and get preapproved for a loan? Part of me feels that maybe I am getting ahead of myself to quickly while another part of me is so eager to get the ball rolling toward my future. Does anyone have any ideas of what they believe is imperative to learn first, opposed to what I have been doing? I would be happy to explain more if it helps to answer questions.