@John Paul, it's time to graduate from "old school" and start living in the 21st century for your own benefit.

I have worked in real estate debt since graduating in 2021, so I have solid (but not expert level by any means) experience with underwriting multifamily properties. 

For a quick backstory, I'm a senior in college, graduating in December.

Specifically, I’m interested in house hacking as a way to begin practicing real estate after I graduate from college.Can anyone share some learning directions, tips, or experiences?

My name is Jewett Richardson, and I’m a recent college graduate with a degree in Construction Management.

You even graduated from IU so you have access to some awesome loan programs from IUCreditUnion.Keep your job and connections to buy a house, then rent out rooms to traveling nurses. 

I need credibility, either through working for a couple of years for a company or buying my own property, starting small, and scaling with time.Now, my plan is to graduate next year (Im a junior), and get a job in a firm as an analyst in order to build that experience and mainly cover my living expenses, while on the side buy my first small property and go from there.However, and this is where I start overthinking,  I still have 1 year left in school and I want to use it to my advantage as I don't have any expenses or responsibilities other than school yet, and I want to do my first deal.

My current credentials:Bachelors of science in Enterprise regulation For-profit, Non profit (Fancy way to say business law) Currently Pursuing my MBA in Finance, expected to graduate in May,2025 Appraiser Trainee License in NYCurrently Managing a small portfolio of properties (family). 

I bought a few more duplexes and graduated into larger deals.

I'm wondering if YNAB is too simplistic (i.e. one mortgage, not 3+) and I need to graduate to some kind of small business accounting software that can spit out P&Ls.