I'm essentially coming from square 1.I'm later in my career, and am currently thinking of notes in terms of providing diversity in my portfolio, supplemental income, and providing better returns than the market.   

I don't want a bunch of rental properties, just enough to nicely supplement my other income.

Is this a one off thing for them, or are they looking to supplement their monthly income from the interest payments you're making them.

Books, blogs and webinars should only supplement real world application.

For Example, Flips provide active income and if done properly could replace your primary income but if that's not your short term goal then you may want to do something less time consuming just to supplement your primary income.Step 5 - Take the Plunge (Take Action) - For your first deal, make sure you have double the reserves available in cash or readily available funds. 

Find a sales gig or something to do on the side to supplement it.

Those that really succeed in any business either learn from the ground up or they use other experts to supplement what they do know.

I am looking to purchase additional properties to rent, to initially supplement my income.

John Hickey hey John thanks for the kind words and yes I worked in college so far but I am planning on getting an actual on the books job to supplement the loans I would need.

I would not rent the unit for $1,000 a month if you have that much equity to use, you could use that money to make you way more then your ever going to make renting if your looking to supplement income.I guess the real question is to figure out what you need to bring in monthly to live the way you want and once you have that number then you can move forward.