So I’m ok using other people’s money to help me retire with a lot of passive income to help supplement my other retirement funds.

This individual would have a more technical aptitude and potentially worth the additional cost.....or perhaps you supplement the budget approach with your aunt and an unbiased, inspector who will just provide the facts based on their experience.Just a thought and a different perspective.I have used the family approach in the past, and while all family is different and costs vary, I just found the discount wasn't worth the results.

Even if you don’t intend to make a career out of being a real estate agent, it can provide you with supplemental income.

You wouldn't be supplementing your real estate income with affiliate income from selling training. 

In the early days, I thought that 5 houses paid off would supplement our Air Forece retirement....and then kept on going.  

You will need to supplement your tenants rent long term if you plan on holding on to this property.Your 50K DP is buying a couple of hundred  per month in income leaving far lees to cover expences.

That isn't a problem for most people, but I supplement my cash flow with professional writing.

I am looking to supplement my income and start generating some more cashflow with managing some properties before I have the capital to invest in my own rental properties.Does anyone have a introduction/proposal letter that they send and/or email to prospects?

(Lots of people want to build, but they can't sell their homes, and absolutely no one wants to get a bridge loan anymore.)We got started in short sales to supplement our income while waiting for the home building business to rebound.

What I am wondering, is if I should pay off as much tuition as possible with money earned this summer (along with previous savings) or to let the same loans I have used the previous years disburse and use that money to supplement a real estate investment after I graduate, despite the additional interest I will need to pay (mix of subsidized and unsubsidized at around 6.5%)I have heard mixed opinions on this matter, and I feel that making loan repayment a priority instead of just paying the minimum monthly balance when I gradate will force me to miss out on the wonderful opportunity that is real estate investment.