Getting licensed gave me the ability to learn the industry more rapidly and has become a very valuable tool in my toolbox.

In terms of the house hacking strategy, how would that first mortgage + my potential student loans affect my ability to get a second mortgage?

That tells me the moratorium hasn't really impacted the ability to outright sell a home; your first strategy. 

Companies stocks drop, their ability to leverage their stocks decrease causing them not to be as liquid to expand (cost of loans too high, possible defaulting on existing loans as business loans are more the floating type right!)  

If you live far away, professional property management is an extra expense you simply must incur to safeguard your investment.Experienced builder and property manager Rusty Meador notes, "No matter how good of a real estate deal you find, it is only as good as its ability to be managed well."

A desire and ability to share their knowledge4.

Rules:-buy a deeply discounted property with the ability to significantly increase the ARV. 

@Justin Rademacher as long as you (or perhaps a spouse) have time freedom (the ability to respond and engage an issue when it arises), a willingness to put in a fair amount of time in the early stages to learn an active business and profitability is more aligned with your goals than protecting your time by outsourcing, then yes it’s totally doable.

It's strictly between a flipper (contractor) who has the capital and abilities to do the work and the homeowner.

There are too many great tax benefits for RE investors that are overlooked by tax professionals who do not have the time, knowledge or ability to be strategists for investors.