Possible future house hacking

[Cari Roeber]

Hi. 
I’m in my 40’s and thank goodness I may finally be in a position to stop renting and by a home.  Modest price range, but being in the Midwest, prices aren’t too crazy and hoping to find a small basic home to make my own.   I have rented part of a duplex for a decade and just can not wait to have my own backyard. I have no properties, not an investor, but just kept stumbling upon investor articles as I was trying to research homeownership. So as I search for a house, I’m keeping the idea of house hacking in the back of my mind.  Possibly renting out a spare second bedroom or something like that, depending on the house I find.  Living there for 2 years, then if I’m able to do so financially, buy something else and let this become a rental property.  Do you have any tips to looking for a property that’s appealing for me bjt might also make a good rental in the future?

Thanks! 
Cari