Soon to be college grad looking to house hack

[Corinne Cox]

I am currently a college student with about 5 months left until I graduate. I have been fortunate enough to not rack up any college debt and have been able to work and save up about $16k in savings. I am confident that, with my major being in the healthcare field, I will be able to get a full time job making about $35/hr by January 2024. I am looking to purchase my first home by July 2024, live in it for at least a couple years, and then rent it out. Is this a plausible timeline? If so, when should I begin looking for properties? Any advice is welcome, as I have just started researching and reading about rental property investing!