Investing in a college town and buying during school sessions

[Mason Adelman]

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all doing well. The reason for this post is I plan to invest in a single-family property as a house hack during my sophomore year in college in Indiana for the next upcoming school year. My big concern is that if I do buy the property, say between October - March, what will I do about the vacancies? I do plan on doing minor renovations so that may take only a month or two but other than that, should I rent the space at a cheaper price for short-term rentals? I would have the reserves (hopefully) to accompany a 6-month vacancy until next school year.  All responses would be appreciated!