Trying to find connections

[Blake Alvey]

I’m looking to find people in my area that I can work under that would help me learn some of the things books won’t teach you about real estate, for example rehab costs ( I know there is an entire book on estimating rehab repairs it’s just an example ) but I’m finding that I don’t even know who to ask. Should I start asking outside the people I know? Should I just start cold calling places and seeing if they need any help? I know that now isn’t a great time considering the government is shutdown but the question still stands of where do I find these connections?