First Purchase - House Hack - South Jersey

[Ty Martin]

Hi BP family!  I am looking for a little bit of advice here, hopefully some of you can help me out.

I am looking for my first property in the south jersey area (I'm from Marlton, work in Mt. Laurel).  I have began looking around and there are a ton of options out there, but I want to see what you all think about the following topics.  Being that I'm pre-approved up to $185k, I'm looking at opportunities with 2+ beds, 2+ full baths, and I am open to anything as far as multi-family (hard to come by), single family, or condos.

For anyone who has started their RE journey in south jersey, I'm looking for some "do's and don'ts"  This can be based on investing in a turn-key / rehab for a house hack, good or bad towns, mutli vs single, whatever it may be.  Really more than anything I'd just like to hear your stories. Thanks everyone!

-Tyler