Getting started in New Haven, CT

[Connor Wallace]

Hi, I am currently an application engineer in Westbrook CT. I want to get into the real estate game and was thinking of buying a condo in New Haven to live in while renting out the other room for a year or two before buying a multi-family home in Branford, CT. What should I look out for and how exactly should I go about doing this? Should I start a real estate company? Get an HFA loan? There are so many ways to get started, what should I do?

My end goal is owning 5 rentals in the next 6 years