Then use the money from flipping to start to acquire rentals to supplement a stable income.

It seems a lot of these people are just using it to supplement the income they get from the normal operations of their ranches.

When a tenant’s rent is supplemented by a rental subsidy, rent means the total contract rent for the dwelling unit.

About two-thirds of respondents (64%) started side projects, while 53% sold valuables to supplement income.

SOTA can be accessed by households with recurring income from employment, Supplemental Security ...I TOOK OUT A LOAN OF TOTAL 80K I FEEL LIKE WHAT MY MORTGAGE BROKER IS ADVISING ME SOUNDS GOOD BUT A PART OF ME IS SAYING I SHOULD GO TO THE AUCTION TO FIND A MUILTI FAM..AND ADD VAULE MY SELFSOMETHING IS INSIDE OF ME KEEP ASKING ME IS THIS GUY TRYING TO TAKE ME FOR A RIDE BECAUSE HE KNOWS THIS MY 1ST TIME INVESTING IN REAL-ESTATE SO I COME HERE TO ASK THE BIGGER POCKET PEOPLE SHOULD I LISTEN TO MY MORTGAGE BROKER OF FOLLOW MY GUT?

I mostly want cash flow to supplement income with minimal distraction once the deal is done in order to grow my startup business (not real estate).

The areas you mention (and virtually all other retail RE in San Diego) are going to be initially cash flow negative implying you will need to supplement the expenses for a period of time.This does not mean that they are not good investments. 

Because of that, they will flip a few properties throughout the year (in between their buy and holds) to supplement their income.

They get less headache, nobody pays capital gains, and you can mutually decide how much you get paid as property manager and how much rent should be depending on whether they want to give you money (property manager fees) or you want to supplement their retirement (rent), and you get the property when they pass on.

Do you recommend supplemental insurances policy (caused by tenant negligence) and preventive maintenance (HVAC and termite)?