REI Newbie in NY

[Ian C.]

Hello Everyone,
New to REI. Been researching for some time. Goal is kids college fund. Looking at upstate NY buy and holds in 50-100K range, doubles to 4 units. Hoping to make my first purchase(s) in June of this year and build a small portfolio in 18 months. Excellent credit, 15% DTI ratio and about 30K to work with liquid. Have learned a lot from BP forums so far and have not reached the tip of the iceberg. Would love to hear from successful buy and hold investors who utilized conventional financing, etc.