Hello BP Community,I have been on BP for a little while now, listening to the podcasts, reading the posts on the forum and taking the advice that everyone else has been giving and this is my first discussion post so here it goes...I have been working with my family on looking for our first property to invest in for several months and we finally were able to get our hands on a good deal.

I also wanted to know if it was more important to focus on looking for the sellers or the buyers first? 

I have heard there are 1000 ways to go about this, but I am inexperienced and don't really know where to begin on looking for funding.  

We are working on looking for our first multiunit home.

I'm a newbie...anyone have advice for the pro's and cons of these small loans or anything to be on look out for?

Don't get discouraged and keep on looking at deals!  

I call these "grandma ghettos" cause grandma still lives there and doesn't tolerate any BS that goes on. Look

My first (currently only) out-of-state investment is in upstate NY where my parents live.Based on looking at some Zillow data rents are rising steadily in Albuquerque yet prices are still below the 2008 crash.

Im planning on looking for a duplex to house hack in the Twin Cities, MN, and I was wondering if I should even bother looking into other loans?

Congrats on looking for your first property!