Advice for a newbie in Houston

[Cheyenne Gamangasso]

I recently graduated from Sam Houston State and started my career. I am wanting to start real estate by house hacking in/around the Houston area. I'm waiting to buy until I'm close to being out of my current lease in February. I feel this is my best way since a lot of people consider house hacking to be REI on training wheels. What's some advise you'd give someone my age who is wants to get into real estate investing? Maybe something that you wish someone would have told you or something you feel is important in the Houston market.

Also, I'd love to connect with anyone from the Houston area! I need some REI friends, all of mine just don't have the same kind of mindset.