I'm aiming for 15 because i Believe that will give me the ability to quit my job and full time. 

You should know the average cap rate for your market and understand how this applies to the property you're aiming to purchase.

They will help supplement the hot water from the tank.  

I do have a good paying job in finance and I prepare taxes to supplement my income of which I haven't cashed out on this season yet.

Hey folks,Would like to get a local person to either supplement my guy from WA or transition over.General counsel with a real estate focus is probably ideal. 

The long-term goal is to develop passive income to supplement my pension by either BRRRRing or flipping/pyramiding up to an apartment complex in the area we retire.2.  

The "intense interview" another tactic aimed at shifting the power away from him to them.

However, we are interested in buy and hold and using this to start a portfolio to supplement our retirement plan.

Would it be out of the ordinary for me to offer to supplement a little extra cash to have the kitchen floor redone with a higher quality laminate and to have the roof done with metal instead of shingles?

Make the QWR a zeroed in well aimed marksman's shot, not a spray-and-pray.