Paul and I'm wondering what sort of cash flow analysis Realtors/investors like to see under MLS supplements?  

I've been seriously considering getting a propane heater or logs to supplement the heat pump for the month or two it's really cold here. 

However, trying to see if I can supplement and hopefully turn this into something I can do on my own someday.

We have around 500k equity in this house and want to put that equity to work to create a rental portfolio that can supplement retirement income in 6 or 8 years hopefully!

If your goal is to buy an asset that will produce meaningful returns, help you jump start your real estate investing career and supplement your retirement, this is not going to cut it.  

It is tied to your MLS in most areas, but you can supplement your initial value on RPR with comp research on the MLS.

I am attempting to supplement the rooms revenue with alternate and/or non-traditional forms of ancillary revenue. 

Check out this website: http://www.myfico.com/credit-education/credit-chec...TLDR: Multiple inquiries from auto, mortgage, or student loan lenders within a short period of time are treated as a single inquiry.My best recommendation is to call many lenders and talk with them on the phone, figure out if they answer the phone, what their process is, if you have a good vibe, and how they handle tough questions regarding duplex/using one side as a rental to supplement income.Narrow down to 2-4 lenders that work well and get a prelim quote from all of them in "a short period of time" and choose your favorite.

I have talked to him over past few months about buying a rental property for supplemental income and getting into the real estate realm.

Then get a side hustle to supplement your income.