I am looking to buy my first multi-family property and want to know what's the best way to find good deals.  

I'm a real estate broker and specialized in Multi family for the last 15 years.

Stay on that path and you will be financially free (if you choose) within 10 - 15 years.

To begin investing in real estate, learn first, set financial goals, analyze finances, study markets, make friends in the field, get a loan, start with small properties, check all details, plan how to manage them, and choose renters carefully.

However, not all lenders require a seasoning period, so it’s always a good idea to ask the lender upfront if they have this requirement before choosing them for your financing needs.

This will be our first flip, so we’d love your input on a few design decisions.Siding ColorWe need to replace the vinyl siding and are torn about what color to choose.

Then implement Pricelabs or whatever you choose, but don't go radical.

We also do a walk through, set expectations for maintenance, filters, lawn, garbage and go over the function of GFCI's, shut off locations (water, power, gas).

Working on a small multi tenant industrial deal where there are a few tenants have leases that are missing information such as term, lease end date.

Quote from @Andy Port: I'm currently looking to take some money out of traditional investments and begin investing directly into real estate as a passive investor on syndicated deals.The internet is pretty much copy-paste with advice on how to access real estate and defaults to saying "Just invest in a REIT - its the same" except you pay for the entire pool of existing properties (even if they have low yields in less opportunistic areas), the entire management team's multi-million dollar salary and their private jet, etc...