I have student loans that I'm prioritizing paying down but after reading through some posts in this forum I've decided to simultaneously save up enough money for a down payment to do my first house hack next year.

I don't think you can house hack simultaneously.

Generic ads get glanced over, so since you can run multiple ads simultaneously, you're missing out if you use one ad to blanket all the little sub markets.

I'm fine with tenant-friendly laws,  as long as they are not simultaneously anti-owner.  

It's a very exciting market to explore because there's a ton of revitalization and new outer-ring development happening simultaneously, and we expect it to stay that way for quite a while.

Then you need to decide on the area that you want to invest in.2) You should then connect with a real estate agent based on the areas to you decided to invest in.3) you should also simultaneously connect with a lender to see how much you can qualify to borrow.Feel free to connect with a CPA when you get close to closing. 

Neither has to be simultaneous.

However, areas with the highest demand and lowest inventory experienced double-digit percent price jumps simultaneously coupled with declining sales activity.

While simultaneously building our real estate portfolio so that my brother and I can be financially free and give our families the time they truly deserve. 

If you can coordinate them to close simultaneously, then you should be okay to move forward.Check tax records (or ask the Seller) if there are 2 parcels or just 1.