It is supplemental heat for one area of the house so they can go without it but to have spent the money for the heating fireplace and its too expensive to use that is crazy.

I would like this investment to supplement my current income, and over 10 years build a sizable real estate portfolio that will allow me to leave corporate America and spend 100% of my time focusing on growing my units.

And if you are trying to supplement your income with rental property, its gonna take a few units to make much difference.

This is especially true if you supplement long-term holds with flips that will fund more long-term holds.

Our very first goal - which I stole from the podcast/episode #2, is to acquire 5 rental properties over the next 2 years with the intent of having them paid off by the time we retire so we can use the income to supplement our retirement and pass on to my daughter someday.

I had a teacher in high school that used his 3 - 4 months off every summer to flip a house.I'd take the advice above... buy a multi-family in the area you want to raise your kids to supplement your income.Use the remainder of your cash (cash is king...

I'm interested in supplementing my income with real estate. 

The HOA policy is walls-in coverage so I am looking for liability coverage to supplement that.

I'd like to supplement my current income, because I have two boys in college and another on deck.I'd like to network, learn, and work towards a second career, after I hang up my bunker gear.I don't have any experience in real estate, besides buying my own residences (and building a spec house).

My main goal is to get started in real estate investing as soon as possible, however I am also looking for a career to begin building on for both primary income and as means of acquiring as much knowledge as possible ...