My goal is to build a Rental portfolio to supplement my income in the next 5 years.

I am looking to get started in REI to supplement my retirement savings and have some additional post retirement income. 

No BS, no sugar coating, straight talk.

My goal is to build a portfolio to supplement or even early retirement.

If it's not, get a part time job doing something you are more interested in to supplement your income instead of letting being a realtor drain you and take away your time to spend with your kids.This is a great problem to have and I hope to have it someday!

We actually got the idea from a friend in Denver who was using Airbnb in his basement to supplement income.

I would just come right out with it...You meaning your realtor only acts with your authority and anything else is breaching contract...I'm not good at sugar coating it...But I say what I am trying to say directly and move on. 

To supplement this - the correlations among stock market (dragged down in partt due to oil and gas debt repayment issues), my job income servicing oil and gas companies and the local housing market have a potential to be a triple whammy but also a real opportunity to buy cheap.

We are raising $50K to supplement his rehab loan on it.

I agree with the gentleman that stated that they probably use the education piece to supplement what they cant get when market is slow and that you are basically helping them find deals.