New investor from Rhode Island

[Tim G.]

Hello everyone,

I am a newcomer to the world of real estate investing and am hoping this site can assist me in making educated decisions. I am looking to purchase a 2-3 family in Providence or Kent county and it has been quite difficult thus far. I do not have the deep pockets of an investor but do have general contracting knowledge so will most likely be looking at a fixer-upper. If someone has some advice for multi-family investing in the area of Rhode Island that would be wonderful. I'm still in my early twenties and just graduated college with a job right out the door thankfully. My reasons for investing are first of all my family and the fact that retirement in this economy is grim at best. I want a solid financial plan for our future, anyone with advice/tips please chime in.

Thanks

Timothy