Hello my name is Matthew. i found BiggerPockets years ago and have been interested in real estate since i was in high school. i made excuses and let life get in the way for many years.....bad decision seeing i wasted all that time. fast forward to now i am married and have an almost 2 year old son ( wow he grew up so fast). right now i have a decent job with a very caring company but it just isnt enough. though i can save some i wont be able to provide the life for my family i feel that i should. i have been rebuilding my credit for the past 18 months. now is the time for change, yesterday was the time for change I WILL GO DOWN THE PATH TO A BETTER FUTURE. i have listened to almost all the biggerpockets podcasts, read/listened to many books, i am a delivery driver on nantucket island so i listen to audiobooks and podcasts all day while working. i have been started looking for deals but still having a little difficulty analyzing deals. currently i live on cape cod Massachusetts and commute to nantucket everyday. i use the hour long ferry ride each way to search for deals. i have alway been interested in owning enough multi-family homes and apartments to supplement my income. i am currently away from home and my family 14 hours a day, sleep 6 to 7 hours which leaves me spread pretty thin. i am grateful for such a wonderful community that is biggerpockets for coming together and sharing, teaching, helping and building one another. now that i have kind of ramble on i will get back to the point. i am interested in the BRRR strategy particularly with multifamilies 3 units and up. i would also love to learn how to analyze deals better so i can either wholesale them to or partner with other investors. i am not opposed to investing out of state but dont have a team formed yet either in or out of state. i have been all over the countryit is great to be here, i appreciate you all and cant wait to know you betterMatthew Hudson

Not very far from you physically, but a very different real estate market.When we first started my goal was to make enough to use it as a safety net, but it has not been enough earnings to significantly supplement our income.  

And, there are ways to supplement light, build greenhouses and provide heat for the colder months, but this all cost money.

I was planning on composing a detailed step by step instruction and supplement it with a video demonstration.  

At one point I had to do all adjoining units,, 4 total,,, was a nightmare,, had to pay one tenants doctor bill for allergic reaction she had to the bites.. she had just moved in,, guy next to her had them.. 

The businesses will supplement my federal pension, but I would like to be able to use them to grow each other as well.

There is zero logic in you wanting to supplement their home purchase expenses out of your own pocket.

My medium term goal is to achieve supplemental passive income.

I'd supplement that with a boatload of reading too, including lots of books and time on these forums.  

I have always reported the rental income on Schedule E  ("Supplemental Income and Loss") form with the IRS and not schedule C because I hold title in  my own name, not in an LLC or S corporation.