We would need to know your budget, investing goals, available resources, etc.

Retired at 40 is starting to look like an attainable goal which blows my mind since it was a joke only a couple of years ago. 

  ; )   Look in a market that matches your goals.

Either way is great depending on your goals and your tastes for debt.

My goal is to house hack my first first investment with a duplex and I'm looking forward with going on the journey with you guys. 

My goals are to build passive income and eventually be driving a porche 997 on the daily.

The goal is to own all 15!

My short term goals right now is to purchase 2-3 more multifamily properties in the Woonsocket area (I am also looking in the Cumberland, Pawtucket, Providence areas) by the end of 2019.

Here are some specific action items:-build out your profile on BP, I want to see a picture of you, know what you do and what your goals are-be helpful on BP, start trying to answer/participate in posts where you have some value-start reaching out to people on BP specifically, with small, specific asks-go to a few networking events every month and plan on talking to many people...it takes 5 + bad conversations to find 1 good one-go to 2-3 conferences per year and be very purposeful there in your intentions, don't just go to sessions and stay quiet, be intereactiveI probably should have started with this, but what is your goal in connecting with these people?

Their goal is to create a frenzy that drives prices up.