The first deal isn't about getting rich, and if you sign a partnership agreement, insert a condition that you get to be present at all operations meetings. 

Also, be sure to insert an inspection contingency clause as well. 

Or ridiculous stuff like "online begging for money (insert sob story)" or "want to trade work for rent". 

Or you find that smaller 3/2 that's close to some school that even though isn't rated the highest everyone wants to live by it because (insert some reason).

The "IRR" function in Excel calculates the return for you if you insert the estimated cash flows by period.

I continue to add notes to mine as I learn more and I add data and insert new rows for cities that I am interested in that may not be included the Census data.https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jKXIBVdJmTeCl-nDKLv4JQGI-8cStmdnBG1c2lVeyyI/copyI have to search all over for the information in order to analyze the data for a market.

Inserts in shower are fine.

Insert investing* I dip my hands a little bit into the stock market and had a little success but I figured that RE is where I can really put my money to work for me. 

I'm thinking in the "Insert neighborhood here" area.

I would also recommend trying out the calculators and maybe inserting some prospective properties to familiarize yourself with the terms and expected costs when purchasing/maintaining a rental along with doing flips.