That's how I started as a civil engineer.

And a final note for comparison, although I grew up in a post 2000 open floor-plan house I also spent considerable time in my grandparents ~1916 home which was constructed by a wealthy engineer of the era.

I intend to house hack for my first deal and slowly build up my portfolio as I keep working as a Project Engineer for a multifamily construction company in Austin.

We use Microsoft project, jira and excel at work.What you are looking for are project management tools (for google searches).Edit: I am a mechanical engineer-not in construction or real estate.

Any suggestions on how to go about finding a commercial general contractor and/or structural engineer. 

I don't want to get rid of my low-confidence aspect, as I use that to over achieve on things (e.g. my Software Engineering Manager 9-5).

Recommend you have your Engineer do cost estimates. 

Hey All,I have a background in Civil Engineering working for around 40 years doing land development, floodplains, and waste management work, among other things.

The city's rapid development can be attributed to the abundance of white-collar jobs, and it's often said that they have the highest per capita number of engineers or individuals with higher-level degrees.

I have SEO engineer who quit his full job in finance, went to MIT , got engineering degree and is dedicated to online marketing services.