New Investor: What more can I do to prepare?

[David Wier]

I am a college student set to graduate with my Masters in May of 2017. I am interested in real estate investing, and am curious about what I should be doing to prepare. 

Where I live will be dependent on where I can land a job; likely in a college town in the state of Michigan, but I cannot be sure where. I'm interested mostly in buy-and-hold, and plan to purchase a multifamily and house hack. 

I recognize one thing I can be doing now is learning, which I am doing with resources on BP (books, podcasts). I also plan to attend some local REIA meetups in the near future.

 My main question is what, if anything, can I do to set up a team to make my first purchase go as smoothly as possible? Considering I do not know where I will live, is there anything I can be doing now to streamline that process? What other things should I consider that I might not think of? I appreciate any and all feedback.