Whether it is quotes or just discussing coverage and liability, from my experience, insurance brokers typically have a leg up on the typical Allstate, State Farm, farmers, etc agents.

It's a lot more than I know in my farm areas and I would consider myself pretty informed about my markets.

Imagine me trying to go into the city, after working on late 1800's farm houses and building barns to value add, then going into the Museum district.

hey Guy, I’ve always used Rob Heath with State Farm.

I'm an agent, you could ask someone from title companies if you are farming a particular neighborhood

This may be bad, but I’m using State Farm our there.

You might try to find a contractor willing to give you the price they charged on a project in the past or find a PM who knows a good contractor. 

I use Mike Potter with State Farm. 

But I left the farm and worked in industry, where I earned money from my labor (time --> money) to buy the 2,000 calories a day.I knew that if I saved a portion of my income and invested it in income-producing assets (money --> money), the day would come when the income from those investments would be enough to buy the 2,000 calories a day I need to stay alive (my parents were struggling farmers in what is today the Rust Belt and were always looking for innovative ways to survive financially).

@Renee Harris - I farm so that's a big part of my door knocking.