In the sale of a REO in the mls, not on an auction site, yes owner occupants have an exclusive period in many/most cases.

On my financial path i came across biggerpockets and for a while now have been listening to a couple of there podcast shows and eventually visited the website along with creating a profile but a little unsure of how to introduce myself i tought this would be a good opportunity to introduce myself to the community while at the same time connecting potential seller, buyers and everything in between while potentially allowing me to learn from as much as i could from this connection and future connections.

Do your homework and visit the area if you want to get a feel for it. 

There are many online sites where you can pay$65ish and they will send you a fabricated letter.

Welcome to the site Adam.

I'm looking at the market now, doing my due diligence and may be visiting very soon. 

Around 3k for ER visit.

Hello and welcome to this site Vinog!   

.- Jobs (growth, stability, etc)- Schools- Population growth or lackthereof - Rent Rates- Sales Prices- New home sales/ build volume (market saturation) - CrimeA good macro site is City-data.com but you will surely want to get feelers out into the local economy as well to determine the above. 

Do you already have your funding situated to have a GC come on property visits with you?