1st House Purchase Next Year

[Alex Zawojski]

Hey all, 

I'm new here and new to real estate investing. I just figured I'd say hi. I'm looking hopefully by next summer being able to buy my first house as a primary residence within the Pittsburgh area. I figured I'd try to remodel whatever I find at the time to go along with a BRRR method. I'm guessing I'll be able to have a decent amount for the down payment so I'm debating a single family or duplex setup. At this time I'm just reading a ton to prepare myself with the purchasing aspect. But I was wondering, is there anything I should take into special consideration when I'm looking at properties next summer with the idea that I will be renting it out after a year or so. Eventually I'd like to explore running unique vacation rentals, but that's a few years down the road at this point. Forgive my ignorance and thanks for any info!