I have one property in Melbourne and hope to purchase more to supplement my retirement.  

Usually they are allowed if they are used as a "supplemental" heat source.

Either way you need your rent at market as opposed to supplementing your tenants rent every month.

In that's the case maybe you'll need to supplement your pipeline to include some direct mail or wholesalers, etc.

The longer, more expensive reservations tend to come through vrbo.I would advise you to focus on 1channel and build up your placing there, while supplementing your rentals from other sources as well.

After a year or so, you should have several thousand available at a moments notice for purchases or down payments.To supplement that, I use the 0% balance transfer offers from credit cards.

I'm thinking about getting into real estate investing to supplement, and eventually replace income from my job.

It looks like I should perhaps supplement my stocks with real estate instead of looking at it as one vs. the other.

don't forget to supplement your online reading with some local support and real face networking in your own backyard with a local rei group!

I currently work 7 on 7 off so my schedule allows me to relax and give opportunity/time for a second career or supplemental income.