Motivated Beginner from Dallas, Tx!-Mentors wanted! Advice needed

[Jeff Mann]

Hey everyone,

My name is Jeff Mann and I was born and raised in Dallas, Tx. I just finished my enlistment with United States Air Force, living in Colorado for the past 4 years, and now ready to start my journey in Real Estate Investing. Seeing my dad having a couple rental properties at a young age (15ish) sparked my interest, then reading Rich Dad Poor Dad just added fuel to the flame. I think one of the most appealing aspects to REI is the lifestyle that it can bring, and all of the opportunities to grow.

Since I am in the beginning of my real estate investing career, i thinking wholesaling and   flipping single family residences will be the better option, just for the fact that I am trying gain some capital. Advice on this? Then later get into rental properties and further down the road get into Multi-family properties.

A few questions that i have right now:

1. Should I email agents in my area and ask them to put me on their buyers list? and What all should i put in the email? $ Range? 

2. When it comes to hard money loans, are there any companies that are preferred by most? 

I figured a hard money loan might be my only option to get started...i need a mentor haha

Thanks for reading and I'm looking forward to the replies

Jeff Mann