Newbie House Hacker in DFW

[Brian Kueck]

I am a senior at Texas Tech University and graduating this May (finance and accounting). My plan is to work in the DFW area while saving for a down payment to purchase my first house hack. I think house hacking will be the best way for me to get into real estate investing and give me some experience screening tenants and being a landlord. Plus I already have a close friend who would be my first potential tenant. I've been listening to 1-2 podcasts daily while walking to and from class and I love the idea of house hacking as a young 22 yr old to get my feet wet with REI.

As far as financing, my goal right now is to save up for a low down owner occupied loan (probably FHA). If there are any other experienced house hackers out there who have tips or advice for financing your first house hack project fresh out of college let me know as well! If you or anyone you know is investing or house hacking in the DFW area I'd love to connect with you and talk real estate.

Thank you for any responses and I wish all other investors the best of luck in their endeavors.