Would it be wise to invest in a few rentals before relocating to a new area to supplement our income?

I am just getting started, and plan to require my full time job for ~2 years before my business has grown to where it is no longer a supplement to my income, but my sole source of income.Draw up a business plan, your intentions, and your goals.

I have a business partner who will contribute passion and knowledge of the process, but no finances, so we'd love to find another investor looking to work together, (especially another woman as we've kind of conceptualized this as a women's investment vehicle) to supplement the cash I'll have for the deal.

You will get an initial loan to buy the property in it's current state, and then a supplemental loan based of the appraised future value of the property after renovations.

If someone doesn't have a 'real' job and doesn't have enough rental property to handle that full time, then do a few flips to supplement your income and take up some extra timeandy

It's just an option, there are all kinds of real estate education options out there to supplement any professional title you want to earn in the field.

JD Mathieu - there is a lot of supplemental info you can find on any given property, but if the point of your call is to see if they want to put their property under contract with you...

The strategy here is keep taking cash flow to supplement your living/retirement.

I decided to get into REI as a means to hopefully supplement my eventual military retirement.

I'm hoping to supplement my retirement and not really looking to take a "paycheck" prior to my retirement.