Thanks for this. I am totally new at this, and seeing someone take action and start making money is really inspiring to me.
I think it is great that you started off with your motivation for doing this. I am at the other end of my career, so mine is a little different, but just as hearfelt.
I am looking at taking early retirement, and if I am going to do it I need to create a monthly income that will supplement my pension. I don't need to make $3k or $4k a month (while that would be great), half that much would be fine.
And, like you, I have a specific time frame. I want to get to this point in 5 years. So that means I can reinvest everything I make in the short term, because I am not looking to take money out for now. I have subsribed to your thread, and I will post my own as soon as I can.