Purchase a permanent residence or investment property

[Tyler Free]

Hi all my name is Tyler this is my first post in the forum. A quick background on me, I’m 31 years old, I currently live in Texas with a stable Process Operator job. I have never owned a home and live in a apartment. I became interested in real estate investing fairly recently. My dilemma is I am ready to transition out of the apartment life and into a home. My question is should my first home purchase be my permanent residence or should it be the beginning of my real estate investing portfolio? 
 
Thank you all