Newbie from Santa Rosa, CA; Moving to Denver Soon

[Adam Smith]

Hello there Bigger Pockets Community!  I'm new to the site and also just starting out in real estate investing.  I have been in the "read as much as possible and save money" phase for a couple of years and am now ready to take my first step into investing .  My girlfriend and I are looking to move to the Denver area as we just had a baby 3 weeks ago and would like to be closer to family.  Currently, we live in Santa Rosa, CA.  

We are interested in finding a house-hacking situation, which from reading the forums seems like it might be pretty tough in the Denver market.  We are open to moving anywhere in Colorado, but would like to be close her parents in Conifer/Evergreen.  Denver metro would be fabulous for me.  If anyone has a recommendation for an investor friendly agent/broker that would be great  

It feels great to be here!