Newbie from Cincinnati buying multi family

[Will Sanders]

Hi everyone, my name is Will and I'm not only new to bp but also to real estate and investing.

I've wandered the forums for the last couple weeks and decided to join today as I was pre-approved for my first mortgage this morning. I'm looking for my first property to be a 2-4 family preferable in Northern Kentucky or some parts of Cincinnati's east side.

I can give more info but basically now that I'm approved I need to get as much help as possible evaluating properties. My budget is up to 200k at the extreme, though likely closer to 175.

More about myself. I'm 28 and have never owned property as mentioned. I work full time and graduated from NKU last December thus my familiarity and preference with the NKY area, my fiancé also has a lot of family in the area as she grew up there; I myself grew up in Cincinnati, Sycamore.

Hopefully I can get advice going forward on what to look for with potential properties, cash flow analysis, and so forth; maybe even meet some local members.

Questions, comments, or rude remarks for me?