Needs Answers

First let me say, I received The Edge DVDs in the mail and I spent the whole weekend glued to my computer soaking up all the knowledge I can. Dean and everyone was great! I'm ready to Light My Fire, as Nathan Street says.

But I got questions, for anyone who wants to chime in.

1. Is it best to work with a Real Estate agent who is "already working with investors or who will work with investors?"

--I asked this question because I don't want the agent to give a good deal I tell them about to another investor they know or have been working with longer.

2. If you knew of a neighbor who up and left their house, meaning it's vacant now and sooner or later it will go to foreclosure, would you call the bank before the foreclosure happen and try to buy it?

Thanks.