Plan to house hack in about a year, need advice

[Dale Jiang]

Hey all,

I am new to BP and have recently been reading The House Hack Strategy.

I am in graduate school and possibly graduate in August 2021. Currently, my wife and I are renting apartment off campus.  

We plan to house hack a multifamily property when I graduate and move to somewhere else. Right now we are not sure where we will move to.

We are most likely to stay in Texas, so we hope to move to cities like Houston, Dallas, Austin, etc.

So lets say I graduate in August 2021, when should we start contacting potential lenders, real state agents, etc. ?

Thanks a lot!!!