If they are not going to be pulling funds out initially to supplement or add to their income it may not be a bad idea.

Therefore, I would like to dive into real estate in order to supplement my income.My plan:According to my conservative calculations, I would need around 15 rental properties in order to retire from police work.I vest (with the minimum) in a little under 6 years and would like to have a steady stream of rental income by then.I would like to purchase my first rental before the end of 2012.My situation:I am very good with my keeping my debt and living expenses to a minimum.I have about 36k debt which consists of a motorcycle and car loan and a 150k mortgage - credit cards are paid in full monthly.

For example, as set forth now by Dodd-Frank, to satisfy the statutory requirement that the Bureau provide a reasonable opportunity to respond, the Bureau does not need to offer respondents an opportunity to participate in a supplemental oral response.

This is a great site to supplement any information you get from your mentor.

This question is directed mostly toward those of you who have a "day job" and real estate is only supplemental to your income and/or retirement fund.I will likely be buying a third property (for a total of two rentals and one primary residence) by the end of this year.

As mentioned above I am working with a few elevator firms and need to supplement it with my own research into ADA codes.  

I would tell brokers that I was only interested in retail sales to supplement my investing and they would typically just roll on with conversations about retail sales.

Now we supplement that with other pure rentals.

Also, I am aiming to supplement  the long term cash flow with a couple flips here and there once I accumulate the capital needed to do so. 

They can last for years without any supplemental feeding - they just live off the insect larvae and probably some of the plants that grow in the features.