What are the best areas in or around Austin for house hacking (either duplex or single-family houses under $700k)?

I was going to avoid that because I am 42 with a wife and 2 elementary school kids, and although I have the motivation and free-spirit to do that, my wife is quite conservative and wants that nice dream house =) Which I definitely want to provide.

I have an idea of what I want to do to get started but have a lot of questions and would love to pick someones brain about investing in NJ.I would like to get started by house hacking for a year or so and build up some equity and save some cash for another after that.  

After a month or so of getting the house ready, I've fallen in love with improving the home and managing everything the property needs.This leads to the main purpose of this post.

Hey house hacking peeps, I wanted to share some of the biggest lessons I've learned so far with my wife and I's duplex house hack. 1) Finding the right property is VERY important for a house hack.

Real Estate is a vast industry, and with dedication, continuous learning, and ample networking, success is within reach.

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Understanding cap rates, net profit and economy (supply/demand housing, interest rates lowering increases demand, the real estate cycle, investing for cash flow vs appreciation) will all set him up for success.

He meets appraisers, GCs, investors, anytime at any house. 

This gives me a good little pushFrom what i've heard, the biggest regret on people's death beds are "I wish I would have" rather than "I wish I hadn't"Mistakes will happen, learn from them and continue to improve.