If you are willing to do some rehab, that helps, but there are tons of active investors to compete with as well.I don't know what kind of return you are aiming for, but I've had several new/out of state investors that pick a number and want to offer accordingly (i.e., the 2% rule, which will never happen on a open-market property here.

With my duplex that has a garage, I offer the resident a reduced rate (but it's still supplemental income for the property) but if not I'd rent them out separately given that it makes sense for the area (i.e. might not work in an extremely rural area). 

Now I would like to complement the idea of moving there with a rental property that can supplement my income.  

Even with my narrowing the scale pretty hard to a fairly narrow demographic that I aim for, I still physically looked at maybe 80 units.

I for one was able to identify many mistakes I've been making financially for my lifestyle that I aim to begin correcting.

oh no I do plan on living in one of them that's why I was aiming for a quad.

Hi all,I'm interested in acquiring a small (~10) portfolio of SFH rentals to supplement my income in ~15-20 years.

Being new to the REI game our basic motivation was to maximize cash flow in retirement with debt free properties.Passive income for our retirement via rents is what we're aiming for - getting a similar cash flow with non debt free properties would require 3-5x the number of properties, wouldn't it?

I'm also reading Kiyosaki books, most recent was tax free wealth by Tom Wheelright CPA, very informative but not extremely useful due to it being aimed at business owners/investors.

I also own a cabin up in the mountains north of Phoenix and am considering doing short-term AirBNB rentals with it.My goals are to build up a small portfolio of multi-family units in the Phoenix area to supplement my income.