The impetus for REI is to supplement retirement income.What's the universe of personal risk in a default / foreclosure situation?  

Move into flipping a few properties while maintaining concertation on buy and holdAcquire enough buy and hold to comfortably supplement retirement.Team MembersPartner: Stephanie - Office and paperwork, working with tenants, securing financing, finding and analyzing dealsPartner: Seth - Repair and rehab, working with tenants, securing financing, finding and analyzing dealsMentor: *name and phone number omitted*Mortgage Broker/Loan Officer: N/AReal Estate Agent: N/AReal Estate Attorney: N/AGeneral Attorney: *name and phone number omitted*Escrow Officer or Title Rep: N/AAccountant: N/AInsurance Agent: *name and phone number omitted*Contractor: *name and phone number omitted*Landscaper: *name and phone number omitted*MarketThe main types of properties will be 2-4 bedroom single family residences in moderate to mid high-income areas in San Antonio, north of I-410, east of Bandera Rd and west of I-35 primarily but to include the Alamo Heights, Terrel Hills and Fort Sam Houston Areas to the North and to the West of I-35 but East of US 281.

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I do not supplement my tenants rent out of my pocket.

I may not take it all, and if there is some thing that they can do, that I pay someone else to do, I may let them do that to supplement their income to pay the rent.  

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.