That's $2600 per month, or $31,200 per year, and my initial total investment was only 100k.I'm 37 y/o and I can't see how option B isn't significantly better than option A... when I retire I will own four properties that each bring in significant rental income, and during that process I will be bringing in supplemental income from rentals.Perhaps I am missing something and that is why I am here.

But one of the individuals is retiring next year and would like to supplement lost income.

The competition has been growing rapidly for the REO's so I am going to supplement with direct mail again.

After college, sales of vitamins and supplements, total gym rat(no responsibility back then), from there managed a large insurance agency.

I basically hang out in the misc sub forums,and the weightlifting/supplement forums.Yeah you might be right.

To supplement my income I would help people locate rentals and they slowly began to turn into buyers.

Was doing some research the other day on seed capital options and actually came across some of the offerings by WCAP and called them up and they were able to help me secure some credit which I'm going to use to supplement my other debt options.

Having a good income to supplement your investing can give you a huge advantage.

I'm coming here as a supplement of sorts or a resource for anecdotal advice or heck, what do I have to lose by tapping into the community that knows these waters much better than me. 

If you want to supplement the proceeds with cash from other sources so the mortgage is lower that is fine.