Financial Advisor: Do I Need One (Denver Colorado)

[Taylor Burns]

Good morning BP! 

I am still new into real estate investing. I am learning all I can and actively looking for my first deal as a house hack just south/east of Denver Colorado. 

I met with a financial advisor last week that a colleague had given my information to. It was with Northwestern Mutual. Before this meeting, I had never thought about even seeing a financial advisor. The guy I met with was not personally in real estate but worked with a lot of large investors. 

I am just looking for some input to see if a financial advisor is a good move to just getting started and if so, should I look for one that is actively doing REI? I am just curious to see others input on this topic. Would it be beneficial to get this help, or is it not necessary? 

Thank you!!