Benefits of meeting with a real estate agent

[Nick Furukawa]

Hello, I am currently a 19-year-old college student and I am looking to buy my first investment property by the end of this year. I have been trying to learn as much as possible from reading books and listening to the bigger pockets podcast. Do you think it would be beneficial to go and meet with real estate agents in the area I am looking to buy a property to ask questions and get a more in-depth understanding of the area and its future outlook? Is that something a real estate agent would be happy to do if I am not looking to purchase a house for possibly over 6 months?