. $500 a month x 12 = $6,000You are supplementing her rent to the tune of $6,000 a year.Two months of vacancy would cost you $2,000.

What other organizations or services do you know of that supplement our tenants security deposit, rent, utilities, etc?

While running the comp analyst, I always try to identify the highest price range and aim for an ARV just below that.

What % are you aiming for?  

We did not always make this kind of money -- my first job was as a cashier and theirs was as a dish washer -- but we bettered ourselves and aimed for better opportunities through a mix of school and simple desire.

My goal is to supplement my main income with cashflow from properties but struggling to determine the best path to do this. 

You're not wrong in terms of first figuring out what investing strategy you'd like to go after, most first time investors will aim for something like a buy & hold or a househacking as it's more focused to turnkey properties (less stress and longer term loan options). 

The aim would be to run my portfolio as a business.TIA

Ratiu is a senior economist for Realtor.com, which, along with the Wall Street Journal, recently named Toledo as the No. 25 emerging market in the United States, one of four in Ohio to crack the top 25 along with Springfield (No. 3), Akron (No. 12), and Columbus (No. 17).The rankings aimed to get beyond simple supply and demand, which accounted for just 33 percent of the methodology, to gain a broader perspective with quality-of-life factors like wages, unemployment, small business activity, and amenities to gauge the impact on the sensibilities of home buyers.Where the data turns especially interesting for those who remember the Rust Belt era is in cross-market demand.

Then it cut its dividend when the financial crisis hit and the company appears again to be in trouble as it finds its way in this new economy.I consider dividends from stocks to supplement whatever income I generate from investing in real estate.