I wanted 12k/month passive income to help supplement my retirement when I turn 65.

My primary intention is to slowly accumulate rental properties to supplement my income and maybe, some day, be able to retire early.

No complaints so far but I’ve been supplementing with YouTube videos from prep-agent.

Next year you can join AARP, LOL.Your SSI can have supplemental income earned, but limited before your benefits are reduced.

The course is self paced and mostly text based, so I supplemented it with listening to Travis Everette's lectures of Youtube (highly recommend) and was able to pass both sections on my first try!

Here is a list of a few that I find to be of most value:Population TotalHome ValuesHousehold IncomesPoverty RatePopulation AgeRental Vacancy Rate*Homeowner Vacancy Rate*Educational Attainment Rate (High School/GED & Bachelors)Number of Housing UnitRent to Income Ratio*Rent to Price Ratio*Population on SNAPS (supplemental nutrition assistance program) percentageProperty Tax Rate*Median Age of BuildingsNumber of Structures by Units (SFR, Duplex, Triplex, Quadplex, etc...)Median Rents by Number of BedroomsPopulation Change (Births, Deaths, In-Migrations, Immigrants)  *note that some of the metrics are composites that are computed by comparing two or more variables from the ACSA number of the variables above can also be broken up into cohorts, which will give you even more insight into how an area is doing.

My plan is to keep most of them and use that income to supplement my pension. 

I want to own property that brings in some cash flow that will supplement my current W2 job with the goal of retiring early.

If only there was a semi-passive investment strategy I could do on the side that would supplement my monthly income and build net worth.................After college I realized with my garage full of toys, no money in the bank, and student loan debt I was probably not doing the money thing right.

Side note: My wife and I's investment career  will be ran on the side of our full time jobs as supplemental income on our road to financial freedom.