You especially want to make sure that first is a good buy, able to kickstart your investing career to the next.  

You have found a great resource here, and will learn everything you ever wanted to know about the REI business.Here are a few tips to help you get the most out of the site and kickstart your investing:(@Michael Brouillette, these should be helpful for you as well:)Start here.

Let's see if we can get this topic kickstarted!  

In the Orlando market, they also tend not to appreciate very well.Here are a few tips to help you get the most out of BP and kickstart your investing journey:Start here.

Hi @Donald Joshua, nice to meet you.Similarly, I've also read the Rich Dad Poor Dad book (actually that's what kickstarted my move to RE investing).

Even though you'll be moving in one and a half years, your first house hack could easily be converted into a long-term rental and will kickstart your investment career.

The National Bank Acts of the 1860’s kick-started this gradual change.

However I'm grateful for the home as it kick-started my interest in real estate and now I'm hooked.

And they can be a good kick starter.  

House hacking might have some consideration for personal desires but even so most house hack (especially using a duplex) defer to their investment goals to kick started their journey.