I'm a college drop out, work as a server, and crave finical freedom.

So does Bryan/College Station!  

I have been living at home since graduating from college with a plan to move out by house hacking.

New permits?

If there are qualified to do the work, hire them...they will need to pull permits for some work, and likely sub out skilled trades like plumbing, HVAC and electric...work on a draw schedule...only pay for work completed once it's verified...and have an agreement in place before you start any work.

Lets link up - I have some solid RE connections down there w/ agents and most of my college friends went to Lake Hamilton high. 

I'm 19, I currently reside in Washington State, dropped out of college, I was studying computer science but then realized it just was not for me and found myself not knowing what I wanted to do for a career.

but I also was wondering if some of the well seasoned pro's wanted to step into and give there two cents on Boston, from what I can tell, it's a very rental heavy place because of all of us college kids, but it also seems like its very expensive, so I was just curious how does everyone go about finding deals in such an expensive market?

It has a larger population with a stronger job market and a college that would drive rental prices. 

@Hemang S. from what I read in the posts, it sounds more like the issue is that the commercial space was converted to a Resudential unit at somepoint, and there was never a permit pulled for the work.