Newbie Looking for some Guidance!

[Meagan Peters]

Hello everyone, I am new to real estate in the sense that I haven't actively invested yet, however I have been educating myself through books, podcasts, and the Bigger Pockets website for the past year and a half. I am extremely passionate about real estate and all that it entails and I cannot wait to get started!

I am 22 years old studying Graphic Design in Montreal, Canada. I have one more year left before I graduate (Spring 2022), which is when I will move to and purchase a multifamily unit in Guelph, Ontario (or somewhere in that area) to house hack. I currently have 40k saved and plan to have at least 50k when it comes time to buy a property.

Over the next year, I plan to connect with as many individuals in this community as I can and really prepare myself as much as possible for my first investment. My question is, does anyone have any advice on what the best use of my time over the next year would be? Should I focus on connections (even though I do not live where I will be investing), analyzing deals, researching my market, looking into possible financial options, etc. 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you!!