(we will supplement him with other contractors (including painting)) The current owner ship has 3 maintenance employees including the PM.

Charging below market rent is not only leaving you to supplement your tenants rent it is also devaluing the resale of your property.  

Thanks to the market collapse I was forced into renting my house in Baltimore and to supplement my income I rented rooms in my NOVA house.

To supplement a lot of the education you get here on BP, check out this list of REI BooksI like that you and your wife are working together at learning this business, it makes a big difference!

If you're just starting out I strongly recommend purchasing a small mulit family, like a duplex, and supplementing your living expenses by someone else paying for the mortgage.

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I think wholesaling can be done by some, and be a good supplement of income for others, but its not for everyone.

My goal is to work part-time and supplement the remaining income (I worked full-time prior to having my son) with rental income, and also building up my number of rental properties yearly.

Or they might do 1 or 2 deals a year to supplement income so it's never an issue.

I am looking to begin investing in real estate in order to supplement, and eventually become the main provider of my income.