Renting an apartment, should I wait to invest?

[Bijan Gavahi]

So I want to get into rental property investing and I really want to get into house hacking so I can understand the business of it. The problem is that I currently rent my apartment and the lease is not up until May 2021. 

Should I wait until my lease is almost up or should I try to find something now and try to sublet my apartment? I have never sublet my apartment before and technically my apartment complex does not allow it...I would have to claim the person is my new roommate.

If I waited, I can probably save up money and get a little bit better property, but if a great deal comes by, I dont want to miss it.