JD, I'd agree about cat pee.....it has something in it that will make you see Jesus, even with a respirator....But that house that had 9 dogs locked inside of it had this beautiful wide-plank flooring, Ponderosa Pine...unbelievably gorgrous.....I had it sanded once and got about 50% of the smell, twice, maybe 75 %....third time got 95%.Primer/paint did little.....finally had to have the walls and ceilings skim coated with new texture...throughout the entire almost 3000 SF house.

I have dozens of clients doing this in New Jersey most of which come from no construction background, they simply use preferred vendors we have in place (not GC's) which lowers renovations cost because there is no middle man. 

Temple now attracts students from more affluent backgrounds in the Philadelphia suburbs (kudo's to the school for raising it's academic reputation).

Your engineering and project management background must be a huge asset in analyzing deals and market trends — perfect for the dynamic Bay Area market.

In the meantime, it’s a beautiful plot of land with a nice creek running through it.

The more details you can give the better, and don't skip the questions about your goals because that's important background information. 

Haven’t discussed pricing yet but probably won’t get as great of a deal on this one but it is a beautiful log cabin with big windows and fireplace overlooking the water.

have a construction background?

The beauty of Roth investing is the income tax-free nature of the returns. 

Just a little background: I am still a senior in college, and I own a single family rental that I house-hacked last year.