- The market is in a little bit of a lull right now (buyers market), its a great time to buy, but slower time to sell (my primary business is flipping houses) I can supplement my flipping business by providing project management services/consulting, helping investors find discounted properties, etc. etc.

Questions/opinions on: (1) one property or several, and (2) whether to buy outright or put large downs and then supplement with mortgages.

How much will the increased cashflow supplement your anticipated SSI?

I'd be heavily focused on mitigating that future tax liabilty rather than directly supplementing that income.

It's generic but gets the job done. 

You'll get better answers and less generic advice with a question like that. 

You can also check meetup.com or search Facebook for real estate investment groups, clubs, or meetings in your area.Here is my generic beginner advice.1.

They wouldn't be coming to you.So you can get a gold standard investment advisor and give up .5 to 2% of your return, or you can send the money to one or more huge index funds like Vanguard 500 index fund and sleep well at night.But if you think you have something of value other than the generic value of money, you will be sorely disappointed.

If It is a wholesale DSCR lender that also does TRID loans, they might require a bit more paperwork, such as a VOM, mortgage statements for properties currently owned, and credit supplements on mortgages on your credit report.

But your subject line is pretty generic, try something that is more descriptive like a newspaper headline, you will see some good responses.