I want to start myt first house hack in the bay area

[Omar Tinoco]

I want to start my first house hack in the bay area It seems daunting for me if its even possible. My occupation is an silicon Design Engineeer, I have a net work of 250k.
A few questions:

1. What is the best way to get started in the area?

2. Does anyone know of any good lenders for this area?

3. Any good realtors you would recommend?

4. Its expensive in this area but I do see some decent deals what would be a good down payment for a home to get started.(annual salary 155k).

5. Its very hard to find a single family home in this area, do you recommend condos and town homes to start out?

6. Any good networking events or groups to learn more?

7. What type of loan should I go for in this area? my credit score is at 800