Newbie from Denver, Colorado

[Jeremy Ring]

Hey y'all. I'm JD, born and raised in Colorado. I have no experience in real estate, but after reading rich dad, poor dad and a few other real estate investing books,I want to get started. Not sure if it's for me, but I at least want to start by hacking a multifamily unit to get my mortgage paid for and stop renting. 

after browsing the site for a bit, I've come to the conclusion that I should search out a lender first, so any suggestions on that front would be appreciated. And any anecdotes or suggestions on the Denver markets would also be appreciated.

Im a bit overwhelmed with the number of lenders, so any recommendations would be welcomed. I don't want to post the list and risk violating the site TOS.