Des Moines, IA market for young/new investors

[Jalen Henningsen]

Hi friends! I have been posting about different markets that I am interested in investing in. I was born and raised in Iowa and I love it (ranked best sate in the USA!), but it seems like if someone wants to make it BIG they have to leave for a bigger city/market, and trust me I want to make it BIG (10X). My goal by 6/1/2018 is to house hack my 1st property, and get a job in the real estate industry. I think Des Moines is a solid starting point. I have $10K saved up and no debt, I'm 24 years old.  I am currently a credit analyst for a bank (I analyze ag and commercial real estate), but I need something I am more passionate about. I was thinking either property management or become a real estate agent. What is the best way I should go about finding a duplex, triplex, or 4-plex? And would it be more worthwhile to become a property manager or real estate agent?