Newbie w/ no money in market like NYC?

[Nikko Q.]

How does one with no money and experience get started in a high demand market like NYC?

[Frank Geiger]

You need to start with a few basic financial principles: Earn more, spend less, and save enough to get into a low downpayment mortgage like the FHA. I hear lots of stories from city folk house hacking with rooms in expensive markets. That may be a strategy to explore.