Starting with conventional loans: these are the “regular” mortgages that most people aim for.  

He is based out of Atlanta.He is a member of this forum who responds regularly to members with tax questions.Happy New Years and I hope you much success in your real estate investing career!

Did the regular checks on him not great but he is a hard worker with a family now.

There is no regular secondary market, and the most prominent buyers are already making this type of loan themselves.

Office supplies (prices regularly beat quill).

Toilets from the 70's regularly used upwards of 5 gallons per flush- modern standards are around 1.6 gpf.

Who do you know that may be interested in networking on a regular basis.

Hopefully some Omaha locals will chime in.If you don't mind a remote relationship, there are quite a few professionals who regularly post on this subforum. 

Do the rentals affect the taxes I pay on my regular income?

The best thing you can do really is get in touch with real investors (investors that actually invest regularly) and then you put them in groups.Which of them have purchased single families, and in what towns and for how much.The second group are the investors that purchased multi families, again in which towns and for how much.If a single investor buys in both groups, buy him a Shirley temple, rub his back and call him every night to tell him "I love you and I miss you good night butterbutt".So based on the neighborhoods that are most purchased inm there is where you want to get contracts signed, and thus there is where you want to ..