I am far from a native also. Most of my knowledge comes from working in a RE office where many of the agents have sold homes in this marketplace for 20 to 40 years. Every week we carvaned new listings in the office for a couple hours and we drove with 3 to 5 of us in each car. I figure that I did that somewhere between 300 and 400 times and each time we saw 5 to 10 homes. We also discussed everything we drove past. Additionally, we sat in the offcie talking about local RE almost every day. The conversations were priceless as some of folks grew up here and/or were in this business when most of the homes were built in 70’s and 80’s. Some sold the underlying land, some represented builders and some have worked directly with developers. I meet real natives of this area who dont know a fraction of what I have learned from my colleagues and friends in the business.
