What to do between house hacks?

[Ciara Miesler]

My husband and I just bought our house hack. We did a 5% down conventional loan which means we are obligated to live there for a year. It's a single family house and we're renting one room out.  Our renter doesn't cover our full mortgage so we're not living "rent free" but it is enough to keep our expenses low enough to save for our next RE purchase.  My question is, does anyone have any tips or advice on the best way to spend this year that will continue to propel (even accelerate) our RE investment journey?  Thanks in advance.