new member from long island new york

[Jean M.]

hello bp i am new to these forums and new to real estate investing. i'm mostly interested in buying and holding multi-units in parts of upstate New York and parts of Pennsylvania. i am really trying to make my 1st purchase by march 2017. any advice would be great. and also i'm looking for financing. does anyone know a good mortgage broker i can work with to build a real estate portfolio? I am self employed but i do have money to put down and i have very good credit.