Purchase real estate properties to be used as buy and hold rental units as a way to supplement my retirement income".

By using primary home loans you can put only 5% down for the home, using the cashflow from the last home to either supplement that mortgage payment OR add to your savings for the next home.

Your questions is like " why should i get exited to buy a car" ... too generic ..Having said that ... its really doesnt matter where you buy/sell.. as long as you know the economic behavior of that location and price properties accordingly. ..Real estate is very local (down to Zip code level) ... 

The ultimate goal of most of the investors I talk with is increasing cash flow to supplement (and eventually replace) their income and earn back their time.

I am reading through the Flipping Blueprint and The Book on Rental Property Investment ( 3rd time for both )My goal is to have a solid rental portfolio and then supplement with occasional flips.

HAR blog generically lists 1-10 days.

Their printed supplemental materials were also top notch.

I then plan to repeat the process until I have enough rental property to supplement my full time income.I look forward to networking with and learning from you all!

When I got accepted to nursing school later that same year, I decided to buy a rental to help supplement my income.

Does the city and county provide any supplemental support?