Medical Student Trying to House Hack?

[Luci Peterson]

Hey guys! My husband and I are headed to Glendale (Phoenix) Arizona in July 2021 for 4 years for medical school. We've been married 2 years but graduated college with no debt. With only living there for such a short amount of time, what would you recommend our first steps would be?  

We want to house hack, whether that be renting or turning a room or private area into an airbnb. We have support from family for a down payment, but are wondering if a hard money lender is the way to go or not? I've been binging biggerpockets podcast for weeks and I'm kind of at a loss for our weird situation. 

We also have to keep in mind the thousands of dollars we'll need to take out for med school. Yikes. 

Any feedback helps!! Thank you so much :)