I am thinking of this from a sales perspective as a means to help people diversify their portfolio using real estate to supplement their other investments. 

Portable heat pumps are another easy option for inexpensive supplemental heat.

and eventually expand into a buy / hold model to supplement income.We welcome the opportunity to work with other real estate investors who are also working in this region in either a partnership or mentoring relationship.

But she may prefer payments over the next few years to supplement income.

I am thinking about going to a couple auctions to supplement my direct mail, maybe pick up an extra deal or two per year but would like to get someone else's take on the subject.  

When I moved here, I entered a 1yr lease which ends in June, so I’d like to find a property to house hack or find a small property to live in myself/renovate for equity with a supplemental cash flowing property nearby.

Becoming an agent when you have no prior experience is a great way learn the ins and out of the industry while supplementing some income.

Since my health scare my wife and I have discussed many ideas on how we can help supplement my lost income.

Of course these are not people with good credit so it is easy to see why the banks are reluctant to deal with them, but given the fact their mortgage payments are supplemented by the government, they really don't have that much lose.

If personally managed be careful, people will supplement the rents and do all kinds of things to make a deal look better.