After you described what you wanted to do, did they present you with individual properties to look at or give you a list to sift through?

If I were already making money, I'd definitely go for it but it doesn't seem to make sense financially right now.  

My primary goal is financial freedom through long-term investments like rental properties.

Also, is it better to purchase as an LLC or individual.  

I'm not really sure where to begin with this and I'm not sure if it's best to write a contract under my LLC or myself individually.

However, now that I have my primary residence paid down a little more I am interested in giving myself more financial freedom in the future and I am interested in buying and holding multi-family properties.

Love seeing young people thinking about their financial future.

@Jane Guerreso the credit bureaus will typically not allow individual landlords to report payment data to them without going through an extensive membership process.  

If buying from an individual rather then a bank you could always propose some cash and some loan to keep you liquid for other deals or repairs.

Financially it would be good not to have to deal with this until after the New Year, but I realize I am kicking the can down the road and there are no guarantees how much rent I would get between now and then.