New to Wholesaling, with many questions. Mentor needed in Virginia.

[Alexis Soto]

Hello,

My name is Alexis. I have been on BP for about two weeks now, just devouring all the information I can. I have read the free eBook Ultimate Beginners Guide to REI, and purchased The Book on Flipping Houses and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs.

After two week of constant study, I was finally feeling comfortable enough to go out and place a few bandit signs. I spent a total of $76, enough that made me 48 signs. I figured that I would place 10 signs in Woodbridge VA, 20 in Fredericksburg VA and 20 in Stafford VA. As I was preparing to leave the house all of a sudden I was feeling very skeptical of my locations. So I come back into the house and continue to do more research as to where I should place my signs.

My prior locations that I had drawn out were all near Wal-Marts (I know, very typical), and or shopping malls. I Also wanted to span then out on the major intersections you had to take in order to get into these shopping malls. 

Does anybody have a reference point? Any good advice as to where to place in a neighborhood? I know I was reading in one of the books from BP to get in contact with a RE agent and have them access the MLS database for prime locations. Frankly, I am a bit scared of the RE agents slamming the doors in my face... I don't know any personally and I wouldn't know what to say or ask them.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! On a similar note, if there are any REI investors in my area (Woodbridge VA), I would love to pick your brain over coffee.