HI Eric,You can always start off by house hacking meaning you live in one UNIT or ROOM and renting out the other vacant units/rooms to offset your monthly mortgage payment.There are several ways to run and make sure you are maximizing your rental income while keeping your living expense as low as possible.

I'm mainly house hacking to get equity build up so i can use that for my next investment . 

Purchase price: $252,000 50% ownerHouse hack worth $400k owe $200KWhat made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Hello, I am currently in the middle of renovating my first house hack/deal.

In general you should start looking for a single family house that has zoning regulations that allows to ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) or can be setup to house hack. 

@Bryan Melendezcan you start with a house hack in Florida instead?

I want to house hack.

As well as Wealth Hacks by yours truly - don't hesitate to DM me for a copy

@Mohammad Murad With a house hack you typically have negative cash flow and negative ROI while you’re living there.

It’s being house hacked.