Hey Mike quick question...do you find that your rents or turnover are affected by having all electric (up here in NE) heat or do you supplement with a self ventilated space heater or some such?

So, they aren't supplementing the market as buyers.So, when the boom ends but you still need to plan for retirement I would buy cash flowing or long term appreciating assets any day!

I'm a 24 yr old early in my career in corporate finance working for a CRE brokerage firm and I'm interested in getting a real estate license to 1) learn more about residential real estate markets before I begin my investing journey and 2) potentially earn supplemental income as an agent.

If you're serious about going this route to actually sell residential real estate and not just for supplementing your pursuit of being an investor, I would strongly recommend David's new book "Sold" (in the BP library). 

And with interest rates climbing, there may be a bit more leverage for buyers.How does one transition from a buyer-rookie (like me) to an investor who can supplement their income?

Something to keep in mind when screening is that your prospective tenant might have a criminal record anywhere in the US, so be sure to do nationwide credit, criminal, and eviction and supplement those with local searches where you feel you need a more granular look.

I'm just looking for a way to supplement my income as I like my day job and plan to keep it.

I want to supplement my income during the beginning stages and then eventually work up to enough properties where I could live off of the income.

Supplementing oil shortage/prices via pumping the national STRATEGIC Reserves dry, a bad thing, DUH! 

I'm torn between this job I'm not a huge fan of but makes a lot of cash to put towards investing. It's pretty tolerable but I'm trying to gain weight and it's hard when I walk routes every day. I've really been thinki...