The advantage is that I can buy another house with cash (and own it - supplementing cash flow drastically).

.,  and then they may supplement that with Excel for billing purposes.  

In a few years time you could end up with a nice passive income stream from 10 leveraged properties.If you are looking for even more involvement beyond that obtaining a real estate sales license would be a good supplemental income stream as well.

There are supplemental origination fees, inspection fees, safety buffer contingencies for the rehab.

I got mine to supplement my income and also to gain access to the MLS.

After I resold the home I received a Supplemental Property Tax bill using the price I paid for the house in June (~$250k) as the new assessed value. 

My background is in health coaching, nutrition counseling and personal training.

Although, I have a stock portfolio that has been mildly profitable and I have supplemented my income with stock sales.

That industry continues to evolve (not necessarily in a good way for salespeople) and I want to find a way to supplement my income now with the goal of doing it full-time.Which leads me to my first question: I have some money I can invest to get started but not sure what avenue to pursue.

I'm looking to learn the ins and outs of the business and to decide if this is a viable path to supplement (and possibly replace) my full time job as an operations manager for FedEx Ground.