Planning To House Hack After Graduating College

[Jerry Chamnichanh]

Hi everyone. This is my first post on BiggerPockets and I would like to introduce myself and my goals. I have no practical experience in real estate and so any advice, recommendations, or referrals are appreciated. Please feel free to chime in!

My name is Jerry and I am an undergraduate student. I will be finishing my degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering this upcoming May 2018. I have not secured employment yet but I will be applying to companies in and around Buffalo, NY. I hope I can get a job here as it is my hometown where many of my family and friends live, but if not, I would be willing to move to a city that has a population of at least 100k.

My first goal in real estate is to first house hack or find a multiplex in which I will live in a unit. After things stabilize and I feel that I have learned the practicalities and responsibilities of owning rentals, I would like to expand.

To carry out my first goal, I plan to save for a year once I start earning money from employment. During this time, I will be learning as much as possible about real estate. I have already been listening to podcasts, reading books, and reading articles in my spare time. I do not know how much I can really prepare for the first deal but I will do so regardless.

So, as someone who is completely new to all of this, what is it that you would recommend I do to prepare myself for real estate investments? I will have a year and a half before I pull my first trigger. If you have any specific podcasts, books, articles, etc. in which you believe I should focus on, please list them.

I hope to hear your responses.