Based on your timeline I assume this not a heavy renovation but that's just a guess and your timeline could be wishful thinking...

I’m especially interested in house hacking as my first investment since it seems ideal for building cash flow, reducing expenses and gaining experience without heavy initial capital.Questions & Market Focus:I'm still learning, but I’m starting to research these four markets to understand which may be the best fit for house hacking.

Strict adherence to what you believe are facts can run you into heavy vacancies before you know what happened.

Since real estate is one of the most popular investment vehicles, it's understandable why so many people want to know if it's a good time to buy.

For a first property I’m hoping to avoid a heavy rehab so light cosmetic fixes and likely will be low if any cash flow as it’s mostly an appreciation market.

In Seattle in can be 50/50, all the judges are elected and lean heavy left, but you can have success on occasion.

My wife and I have two reliable vehicles but I decided when they were paid off to start saving right away for the next one by making car payments to myself. 

On the other hand, an SFR might offer more stability with less intensive management.If cash flow is your primary goal and Phoenix isn’t making the cut, you might want to explore cash flow-heavy markets in the Midwest or the South.

Tell folks what I am doing; still going long gold, btc, but equity wise heavy leaps on NVIDIA, META, OKTA collared with puts(15:5 ratio) so net bullish.Real estate wise--as rates keep moving up on FRM, and inventory increases, I will continue to be a deep value bid.

@Jorge Vazquez It is really good if you want to scale up quickly as you do pay a heavy price when you buy back the equity but it is good to pay back within 3 yearsThis explains betterhttps://www.cnbc.com/select/what-is-home-equity-sharing/#:~:text=Home%20equity%20sharing%20allows%20homeowners,when%20you%20sell%20the%20house.