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Our contract allows us to supplement the homeowner or insurance cos for those reasons.

Granted, I don't play poker professionally, and have a different 9 to 5, but his family life and goals for supplemental income are uncanny in their similarities.A little about me: I'm in my mid-thirties, recently married, and even more recently a new father to a beautiful baby girl.

My immediate goal is to reconnect with local Maryland investors that are willing to network and resume flipping properties to the extent of 3-4 per year for the purpose of supplementing our retirement.

Hello alll, I joined bigger pockets to explore the possibility of supplementing my retirement with rental properties.  

I am trying to find a way to get started in real estate investing because I want to build a business or income on the side to supplement when I retire.I was hoping to network with others who have been able to do this virtually or remotely.  

A good supplement to retire on.I have been doing the above plan for 12 years. 

If the eventual goal is to live off the rental income when you retire, then how much income will your rentals have to provide (to supplement pension and social security).  

I spoke with a local commercial banker and he recommends: bank financing the purchase price for 20 years (5 years fixed and floating after that)20% downbecause sellers are motivated and have agreed to seller finance: he recommended having the sellers carry back a second mortgage which used to supplement our equity to come up with the down payment.I have read that when seller financing the goal is get the seller to finance between 40-60% of the price. 

Our  (wife's and my) objective is cash flow to supplement retirement income, and to be able to pass these income-producing assets on to our sons.