I believe having a mentor who has already achieved what you aim to achieve is a great idea.

It is very close to what we’ve aimed as we are also full time professional at day and want to get on real estate as a way to invest and preserve wealth

I’m not sure that the term private lender and hard money lender are measuring exactly the same thing.Private money refers to the source of  the capital, while hard money refers to the terms offered. so, by my definition one can be both a private lender and a hard money lender. 

Perhaps with just a really good aim, it landed right in the center: Omaha, NE.

After 12 months refinance to a conventional 30yr mortgage, aim to have done enough updates your house is now worth $100,000+(your realtor can help you with a free rough valuation at this point).

The best book I have found on this is What Every Real Estate Investor Needs To Know About Cash Flow ...and 36 Other Key Financial Measures– Frank Gallinelli

I am aiming squarely at the middle of the market, in markets where the novelty is irrelevant, but the quality and affordability of the home is. 

I'm aiming to net $200 a month from each property, so I need 15 properties, so I can see myself running out of money pretty quickly.I've thought about looking at multi-family homes, but I have some experience with single-family homes, and hate to start a brand new learning curve.  

I’ve spent the last 13 years or so chasing the rabbit hole of success in the 9-5 world — successful I suppose, depending on the metrics you use to measure that sort of thing.A couple years ago, I dipped my toe back into the real estate investing world.

Started with platforms we had a lot to choose from but we started pushing content on theseFacebook (Business and Personal) Instagram (Business and Personal)Blogger Vine Google + (Business and Personal)Youtube Flickr Our website Bigger Pockets Twitter (Business and Personal)LinkedIn (Business and Personal)Tumblr Pinterest I knew when people went to google Bolthouse Homes I wanted a wow factor of "Man that is a ton of content" along with "they really do some professional stuff" I aimed for 25 total posts a day and one video a week.