I worked 35 years in corporate to earn a pension, purchased rental income properties while I worked to supplement a early retirement reduced pension.

Thanks Henry, would a good property management company likely supplement my need of being more "hands-off"? 

I graduated in 2017 and am now starting my Master’s degree in social work, so since I’m going into this degree understanding I won’t be making a large salary in my career, I want to find a way to supplement my salary through getting into real estate investing.

Can I put down 5% with conventional loan and use the estimated rental income to supplement the rest of the loan?

My main focus has always been rentals/BRRRs, but I've been finding that flips are a really great supplement to building a portfolio and I'm looking to scale this side of my business as well. 

Looking into BPO's for career relevant supplemental income.

If you have not owned it for 12 months it can be supplemented with a Airdna report or the appraiser giving a short term rental estimate on the 1007 report using short term comps in the area. 

In many parts of the country AC is not needed in a basement and you could use supplemental heat sources

Just need something to supplement my retirement

I helped 37 clients buy or sell multi-family last year and in my experience from these and many other is that those people who want to build wealth and supplemental income through rental properties usually struggle the most with saving the next down payment, which is the true value of these live in loan options at 3.5% (FHA) and 5% (conventional)..