Inspiring REI wondering if I can take action now

[Samuel Smith]

Hey I'm in inspiring REI looking to get into the buy and hold method I've been studying Real Estate for about 6 months. I'm currently trying to save up money in order to do a house hack in my area (Huntsville, AL). I was wondering if there was something i could be doing while in this saving period to actually apply what I'm learning during my study's. Like do work for someone for free or something like that?

[Craig Curelop]

@Samuel Smith - Definitely continue educating yourself. Read books, listen to podcasts, watch webinars, etc. All of that stuff is here on BiggerPockets. 

If you want to gain first hand experience, I would recommend going to meetups in your area. Try to find an agent who works with house hackers. Chat with him/her. Maybe you shadow them as they show their future house hacking clients around so you can see what to look for in a house hack.