Highly suggest checking out the local meetup groups: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-real-estate-events-...Our monthly meetup is tomorrow, so that might be a great place to start! 

All the best to you during your last semester.Househacking is one of the most common routes for new investors in NY.For best returns, I'd recommend focusing on South and Southeast Queens, Central and Southeast Brooklyn, and the Bronx.There are parts of the suburbs (Westchester and Long Island) that have househack opportunities but the property taxes are higher and the commute time to NYC is longer.Abel

If your goal is appreciation, you'll find markets that have very little cash flow (if any), and you won't realize your return until much later down the road when cash flow catches up or you sell the property.There are probably thousands of markets to invest in.

•If CPI remains high (3.4% or above): Mortgage rates are likely to stay at current levels or even increase slightly as the Fed remains restrictive.

People with high risk tolerance will have a far different answer than someone who is risk averse. 

Optimizing your listing photos for specific shots that perform highly and leveraging Airbnb AI to maximize visibility in top categories.Why CTR MattersCTR, or Click-Through Rate, measures the percentage of people who click on your listing after seeing it in search results.

And of course have a high criteria to screen tenants.

I'm highly allergic to cats (like super-allergic) and also allergic to most dogs.

@Gregory Wilson  - partnership return compliance has become insane in the last several years.

I would highly recommend the "Guns N Roses Method."