I am reading through the Flipping Blueprint and The Book on Rental Property Investment ( 3rd time for both )My goal is to have a solid rental portfolio and then supplement with occasional flips.

I have a steady job that could be a career if I want it to, but I'm looking into ways to supplement my income and possibly to work for myself.

When I first moved in to our current property we rented out space that was not being utilized to help supplement the repair costs for other areas of the property.

My plan is to supplement my current career as an auto technician, and to give myself a little extra to retire on.I am pretty good with numbers, and have always managed my personal finances well.

Our short-term goal is to purchase four properties this year with a longer-term plan to supplement retirement from our primary jobs in ten years.

Due to a project close-out and project start-up both occurring this year, I have a short-term goal to use real estate investing as a way to supplement my income, as there will be a 10 to 12 month gap between my last closing (a.k.a. commission check) at the current project and my first closing at the new project, and a long-term goal of building wealth through REI.I am familiar with the process of buying and selling real estate, and even purchased my first "investment" property back in 2007, so I'm also comfortable with being a landlord.

that provides my primary income with the rentals supplementing, but until they hit taxes for 2 years (I bought them all in November of 2013) then my debt to income remains high.Any recommendations?

What I'm really looking for is a way to build a solid retirement plan and create a supplemental income.

Investors rely heavily on appreciation on a SFH to make money and will need to be prepared to supplement their tenants rent to cover costs.

You can then for the most part, not have to worry about the legal/illegal aspects of the grey areas of wholesaling and you will have the great foundation on which to start.Then it is my opinion that you can supplement from your new found knowledge by reading all the REI books to help you fill in the blanks.