You first have to do reverse engineer to figure out your future income when you retire and figure out the gap or supplement needed...

@Lillis Hawker, Given your situation of needing rental income to supplement a lower than desired salary, but also needing to obtain a place to live in your new location I think @Mark H.

Supplementing a tenant rent is illogical.

Those same colleagues worked past 65, many taking on menial jobs to supplement retirement.Then there was the bat house.

I see this as a supplemental niche strategy.

We have 11 units in #DFW and hoping to start to do Property Management for other investors in the area to help supplement our cashflow and scale our business. 

I wouldn't suggest any supplemental training/study material. 

I see myself slowly transitioning from full time rate race job in the next 5-10 years with real state supplementing other income.What are my next steps?

I suspect some of those landlords who aren't already listing with services like Homesuite, will move there as a way to supplement lost business.

Some grew up in real estate, some worked in construction which translated quite well to rehabbing, others came from a finance background and can feel comfortable working the numbers.I'd say hedge your bets and find a way to add/supplement what your currently doing with real estate.