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. 

However, I could use some advice on the best route to take (buy an investment property or a primary residence first).Some background on my current situation:1.

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

Now, if she did that in a prior year, you technically would have paid less taxes than you should have and will likely need to amend your return.

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

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

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

Wholesaling would be signing up for a job that will make you hate real estate and waste money (even though your sales background would help, I would use it to acquire for yourself later), so house hacking is a great option because you learn landlording.

Mind you, it was a rental sometimes, but it was still my owner-occupied house technically on paper.I qualified for an SBA disaster loan covering almost all of my damage.

I have a background in technology and real estate (I was a previous VC-backed technology company founder), so I am very tech-friendly, and I like to adopt solutions that streamline workflow/enable best practices.