Right now social media and sites like BP have taken over promulgated the message that real estate investing is good.. its a way to make money its a way to supplement your retirement and for some a way to quit their dreaded 8 to 5 and become a self employed real estate investor. 

You will make more as a contractor with minimal risk , I agree, @Matthew Paul - this is a great way to supplement income and diversify.

We supplement with 1-2 weekend per month in the off season.

Don't get caught up in the hype or generic definitions that float around online ....

The only downfall I see to this would be a generic email coming to that email that does not have a specific "reply-to" item email.

Freddie is problematic for me because I need a supplemental loan to cash out the value add.

An investor won't just be loyal to you because you had a 10min phone convo with them and set them up on a generic MLS search.

Comps are closer to $260k, and with a pool that could be upwards of $25k to get removed I'll have to think really hard about what price I'd be willing to pay.Again, this started as a generic question of "am I doing these numbers correctly" and now we're getting really specific with the property and pool. 

I'm 57 and want to supplement my income and eventually replace it with real estae investing.

Also, in regards to CBIZ, it is definitely something you'll want to look at as a secondary/supplemental coverage.