Newbie in Westchester NY

[Jonathan B.]

Hi all,

I just found this site a few days ago, and am super excited to try my hand at real estate investing. I'm in Westchester NY and my initial goal is get a small, safe rental property with $100-$200 cash flow to get my feet wet. To reach that goal, I need to do a lot more research on this site and others.

However, since I have never purchased real estate before, I want to be able to speak face to face with someone to go over all of the potential risks. Do you have any advice on how to find a real estate professional to talk the basics of real estate? I'm thinking of reaching out to random real estate agents on realtor.com but ideally I'd like someone who has some real REI experience.

Thanks in advance for the welcome!