I am considering using a 401k loan to supplement my cash on hand for down payment and initial reserves (for a 4 unit investment property).  

The rental portion of the duplex will cover my mortgage and upkeep.When I quit my current job I want focus on my small business and also supplement my income by cashing out my 401K and buying another multifamily investment property. 

I am 24 years old and I currently own and operate a supplement company.

I would like to supplement my income with home flipping.  

I am looking to start investing in real estate to hopefully supplement my income from work so I can spend more time with my family.

My father owns a construction company in my hometown, so I have spent my fair share of summers swinging hammers and digging holes.I am employed as a full time engineer and I am looking towards real estate to supplement my income and build a more stable future for my fiancé and myself in this exciting stages of our lives. 

I have an initial goal of attaining $3,000 per month ($36k annually) in income derived from real estate investments in order to supplement my full-time job.To kickstart this post, I thought I'd ask some questions to the community that I've been pondering over the course of my real estate education:First, market timing: I have the sense that the Dallas market has been on the upswing for the past several years, accelerating even more rapidly since the announcement of several major companies (including Toyota) moving to Plano.  

My goal is to purchase rental properties to supplement my current income.

Real estate investment is a great supplement to teaching, and if you love teaching, which I'm sure you do, the income that you receive from real estate investing can relieve you from the financial burdens that unfortunately those of us in the teaching profession now I have to endure.

We are possibly looking to buy a duplex as investment rental property, live in one side and renting out the other side to supplement our retirement income.