House hacking in San Antonio?

[Amanda N.]

I'm considering moving to San Antonio. I'm looking at houses online and emailed a realtor but there are just so many areas. I'm hoping to get advice from those of you that live or invest in the area. Is it possible to successfully house hack or are we better to just buy a single family home and then invest separately? We are a young family (2 kids) so good public schools in a nice safe area is important. We don't want to be right downtown (and probably can't afford to be) but we want less than a 45 minute commute to the airport as my husband will be traveling often.  I saw a few brand new 4plexes in New Braunfels. I was also thinking if we went a little more into the country maybe we could find a bigger property with a second small house that could bring in rental income. Do you see very many of these properties? I've searched loopnet, redfin, realtor, & zillow for multifamily but nothing that looks promising. Any locals have tips on buying a primary residence?