New to REI in NOLA

[John Maxi]

Hi everyone! I'm excited to join bigger pockets community! I'm John from New Orleans, LA and I am just starting my adventure into REI. I'm currently a graduate student and will be finishing up my PhD this year.

My background in real estate is essentially non existent. I've read a few books and can see that real estate investing is great way to generate passive income. I've started listening to BiggerPockets podcast and have come to the conclusion that the best way to get started is to jump into it.

I'm primarily interested buy and hold renting: condos, single family homes, duplexes, triplexes, or quads. My first goal is to learn how to analyze properties, and use that analysis strategy to analyze 100 properties in my market. Does anyone have suggestions for what metrics to pay attention to when evaluating properties for cash flow?

Glad to be here!