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.

Audrey your aunt would not want you in danger for monetary gain.Find another way to help supplement the payment if your aunt needs it.How many more years of college do you have before graduating??

Then take the remainder and put it as a credit on her balance towards the water bills/future tenant portion of rent that she probably wont pay.

What I'm really looking for is a way to build a solid retirement plan and create a supplemental income.

My long term goal is to take early retirement from my company within the next 2 years, and buy a couple of multi family properties to supplement my income.My situation is that I currently live in CT and have a get-away place in New Hampshire.

Can I get a supplemental loan?

Thank you for the article. i do not see a negative in accepting those sources as proof of income, if you look at and think about the list of incomes, they are pretty much all guaranteed sources of income and supplemental, so why wouldn't you include them. usually you can base that as a percentage of their income, if they fall short and do not pay, you can usually evict them saying they didn't pay based on the other percentage of the income that they are responsible to cover.

The appreciation on this duplex has been enough to be able to retire (or supplement a deadbeat siblings "retirement").  

My plan is to supplement my current career as an auto technician, and to give myself a little extra to retire on.I am pretty good with numbers, and have always managed my personal finances well.

Our short-term goal is to purchase four properties this year with a longer-term plan to supplement retirement from our primary jobs in ten years.