Are you looking to wholesale full time and turn this into a business, or do you just want to do a few deals a year for supplemental income?

After the lease signing, I am sure a tenant could negotiate this storage for an amendment, and supplemental storage fee.

Ultimate goal is to supplement my current income and build wealth.

My point is that tax strategies should supplement your primary strategy but should not determine it.

I like your plan of buy/rehab/hold and flipping to supplement.

I live just west of Portland, and I'm looking to get into REI a little more to supplement my retirement as I'm self-employed (General Contractor) and don't have much of a traditional 401k, etc.I started out buying a duplex as my first house back in 2005, which I lived in one side for 7 years and rented out the other.  

I am a banker by profession, and am looking at real estate to supplement my income and eventually turn it into a family business.Thanks!

GSEs offer very attractive terms for multifamily properties nationwide, including various fixed and floating rate loan terms, early rate-lock options, and future supplemental loans.

But my concern is that it will take time to get the business up and going, I don't know the market all too well yet, and I don't have a comfortable reserve of cash to supplement what I'd be getting from a FT job while I get the RE business off the ground (that and we're trying to plan a wedding).Given all of those moving parts, what would you say is the best strategy?

Are you looking to replace income from your day job, supplement current income or save funds for retirement?