buying first property in san diego

[Ricky Vasquez]

in a couple months, i would like to buy my first property. i live in san diego ca and its really expensive market. i have family and we are used to living in around 900sqft houses, i would like to find a multi house property for a house hacking method. ive been looking online for a while but i don't ever see "wat i think" are good deal. i am an engineer that makes 6 figures and the couple time i talked to a real estate agent they try n push me to get a big expensive house because i can "afford it". i don't think they understand that i want to achieve FI. anyways my question is, how do i find a real estate agent that understand what i am trying to do? and is it common for a real estate agent to find "good deals" on multi-house property? in the next couple months i will be ready to make the leap but i really like to know all the variable before i make the leap. i been researching like crazy for a while, the only thing i haven't been able to do is ask the right ppl. hope to get some responses, thank u in advance