Not looking to flip, looking for monthly supplemental income.

Begin operating my home improvement/handyman business to supplement income for living expenses and speed up the growth of investing.

I'm wondering how do does one become a legitimate "full-time landlord".What I usually see is that people have a job/position to supplement their real estate investments.

After that, I plan on purchasing rental properties in my area each year in order to supplement my daily work income.

Ideally, we’d like a duplex so we can supplement (or cover) the mortgage and hold on to the property when we leave DC.

Able to get 2 supplemental loans. 1.25 DSCR. 

Most of my money is in the stock market in retirement accounts, so real estate is just a supplemental retirement cash flow for me.

Some of the metrics that I find valuable to understand are:- Population Total- Population Age- Home Values- Household Incomes- Rental Vacancy Rate- Homeowner Vacancy Rate- Poverty Rate- Educational Attainment Rate (High School/GED & Bachelors)- Number of Housing Unit- Rent to Income Ratio- Rent to Price Ratio- Population on SNAPS (supplemental nutrition assistance program) percentage- Property Tax Rate- Median Age of Buildings- Number of Structures by Units (SFR, Duplex, Triplex, Quadplex, etc...)- Median Rents by Number of Bedrooms- Unemployment Rate- Employment Sectors Percentages- Number of Building Permits Issued- Foreclosure Rate- School Ratings- Crime StatisticsWhen you consider all the variables listed above you will be better able to judge a locations tenant quality.Also take into consideration the direction in which each of these market indicators are trending.

I am interested in creating a portfolio in the next 5 years to supplement and eventually surpass my current income so I can stop trading hours for money and spend more time with my family.

He's hoping to retire in 5-7 years.My plan is use some of our retirement savings (combined with leverage) to invest in real estate to supplement our retirement income.