You can get quickbooks online which I presume would be independent of the operating system you use.

Until she has an appointment date set up, it is too early to be even looking for property, unless the published availability date is 60 days or more in the future.

I apologise if I should be publishing this somewhere else!

Some good books to get started are:Real Estate Note Investing - Dave Van Horn (Bigger Pockets published book)Invest in Debt - Jimmy NapierPerformance Anxiety - Gordon MossBest of success to you.

The BiggerPockets book on Flipping Houses comes with a standard Independent Contractor's Agreement (and other docs) and talks about draw schedules and best practices.  

@Chanoch Moller, Finding financing independent of banks or different lenders is very difficult to accomplish.

@Aditya MainiI think a mortgage bank would be your partner in the deal and underwrite it independently.

They typically publish a list on their websites who they rep. 

The county always publishes the list of properties it intends to auction, so you’ll be able to confirm if his property ends up on the list.

I recently got hired at a stereotypical office job that very quickly made me realize how much I crave financial independence.